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Santa Skis Free Day

Wednesday, December 16 2026
10:30 am - 5:00 pm

Let’s kick off the Christmas season with our time-honored tradition: Santa Skis Free! Dress up as Santa, Mrs. Claus, Rudolph, an elf, or any of your favorite holiday characters to receive a free lift ticket. We’d even welcome a Grinch or two.

To claim your free ticket, visit the Daylodge Mountain Sports School Desk in full costume and bring a new, unwrapped gift for a child in need. Costumes must include at least three festive pieces of flair – red ski gear doesn’t count as Santa attire! Think cozy coats, beards, bells, and holiday spirit.

Then, join us at 12 PM on none other than Christmas Run (off Chair 3) for the Santa Rope Drop and group ski, followed by a jolly group photo outside the Sitzmark. Ho, ho, ho!

**While the main hotel lobby undergoes an exciting transformation, ticket redemption will be available exclusively at the Daylodge for the 2026 event.

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While on the slopes, you will see people using alpine skis, telemark skis, snowboards, and other snow play equipment such as snow skates, snow bikes and adaptive ski gear. You will see skiers of all levels – from beginners enjoying their first day on the slopes to expert skiers with years of experience. It is always your responsibility, regardless of the equipment used or the level of skier that you are, to be courteous to others and to be aware that skiing safely makes the ski slopes safer for all of us.

Alyeska is a large mountain with difficult and dangerous terrain and skiing and riding are dangerous sports.  We do our best to inform guests of the possible hazards associated with snow sports. We do our best to mark hazards and dangerous terrain appropriately. We also actively open and close certain areas of the mountain often due to Snow Safety considerations, ski conditions, or darkness

Our beginner ski zones and high skier traffic areas are important to us and we refer to these areas as “Slow” zones. We label them as such on our trail maps and with signs and banners as you ski through each of these areas. We encourage guests to ‘Go with the Flow’ in these areas, ski only as fast as the skier next to you. Our least favorite part of the job is to be the police on the mountain. We do our best to keep an eye on people skiing around to ensure everyone is skiing safely and within their limits.

Alyeska has set Enforcement Guidelines based on the Skier Responsibility Code and Mountain Safety Concerns for behavior on the mountain. Alyeska operates under a lease through the Department of Natural Resources which requires the resort to enforce violations of state statute. Violations of the Alaska skier safety act or other state laws can be referred to DNR and may lead to a citation. In addition to loss of lift privileges and fines we also require all ‘violators’ to take the Mountain Education Test, a tool used to help educate.