| TOP | MIDWAY | BASE | |
| Conditions | High Clouds | High Clouds | High Clouds |
| New Snow | 2" | 2" | 0" |
| Avg Depth | 160" | 126" | 40" |
Alyeska Ski Resort, Alaska, Alyeska Ski Resort, Alaska - The Alyeska Resort Blog
Spring time is a relatively short season in Alaska. The cold of winter seems to last forever, then before you know it, the snow is melted and the flora of south central AK is growing. One barely notices this transformation because of mild temperatures and lots of rain, which is ...Read More
Alyeska Ski Resort, Alaska, Alyeska Ski Resort, Alaska - The Alyeska Resort Blog
Face it, mom has taken care of you and put up with you for as long as you’ve been around. This includes making you countless breakfasts, lunches and dinners not to mention snacks, birthday cakes and holiday meals. Sunday May 12 pay her back with a brunch at Alyeska Resort’ ...Read More
Alyeska Ski Resort, Alaska, Alyeska Ski Resort, Alaska - The Alyeska Resort Blog
Alyeska Resort and Midnight Sun Brewing Co. are hosting a special beer dinner at the Aurora Bar & Grill. The evening will be featuring five beers paired with Chef James Davison’s four-course dinner. Space is limited! The Menu Greet Beer Snowshoe White Belgian Wit Alaskan Fried Oyster Fallen Angel Belgian ...Read More
Children Ages 3 & 4
| Cub | Never skied before (Or has skied before but cannot stop independently) |
| Goals: | Have fun familiarizing with the mountain environment and equipment. Learn to slide and stop independently on easy green terrain. |
| Supercub | I can stop or turn independently on easy Green Terrain |
| Goals: | Learn to link turns on easy Green Terrain |
Children Ages 5 to 12 & Adults 13+
| Adult: Level 1 Kids: Pika | Never skied before Introduction and familiarization of beginner area and equipment. |
| Goals: | Learn to stand, climb, skate, stop and introduction to wedge turns easy Green Terrain |
| Adult: Level 2 Kids: Marmot | I can make wedge turns on easy Green Terrain |
| Goals: | Makes controlled linked wedge turns on easy Green Terrain |
| Adult: Level 3 Kids: Moose | I can link wedge turns on Green Terrain |
| Goals: | Varied turn shapes and introduction to parallel turns |
| Adult: Level 4 Kids: Bear | I’m confident with beginner parallel turns on easy Blue Terrain My skis start the turn in a wedge and end the turn parallel |
| Goals: | Working on earlier matching of skis to advance the parallel turn |
| Adult: Level 5/6 Kids: Mountain Goat | I can make parallel turns most of the time, occasionally starting in a wedge. I use my poles in time with my turns, and I’m comfortable on all Blue Terrain. |
| Goals: | Master parallel turn on Blue Terrain with varied turn shapes |
| Adult: Level 7/8 Kids: Eagle | I can ski parallel on all Blue Terrain in varied snow conditions I can make short, medium and long radius turns. |
| Goals: | Introduction to bumps and Black Diamond Terrain. |
| Adult: Level 9 | Ready to master all terrain and snow conditions I am a strong skier and am able to make carved turns, in a variety of radius, on all groomed terrain. I can ski all off piste terrain with speed and confidence and using different turn types. |
Children Ages 5 to 7
| Mini Rider I | Never been on a snowboard, or cannot stop independently |
| Goals: | Have fun familiarizing with the mountain environment and equipment. Learn to slide and stop independently on easy green terrain. |
| Mini Rider II | I’ve taken a lesson before, I’m working on controlling my speed and turning on heel & toe edges |
| Goals: | Learn to link turns on easy Green Terrain. |
Children Ages 8 to 12 & Adults 13+
| Level 1 | Never been on a snowboard Introduction & familiarization of beginner area and equipment |
| Goals: | Learn to stand, climb, skate, stop and start to make direction changes on easy Green Terrain. |
| Level 2 | I have snowboarded before but I'm not comfortable riding on both my heel and toe edges and/or not linking heel side and toe side turns. |
| Goals: | Linking turns with control on easy Green Terrain. |
| Level 3 | Able to link turns on all Green Terrain |
| Goals: | Working towards mastering varied turn shapes on easy blue terrain. |
| Level 4 | Comfortable riding Blue Terrain |
| Goals: | Working on mastering varied snow conditions, turn shapes, introduction to bumps & Black Terrain, master carving. |
| Level 5 | Comfortable riding Black Terrain |
| Goals: | Master varied snow conditions & bumps on Black Terrain. |
| Level 6 | Able to ride the entire mountain in all conditions |
