Snow Play
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Zone
Snow Play
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Zone
What is the Alyeska Snow Play Zone?
We love to play in the snow, and we know you do too! Alyeska has terrain for other ways to play on the snow, including snow skates and snow bikes! The lower mountain zone, including Chair 7, Bear Cub Quad and Pump Station 3 park, are designated “Snow Play Zones”, where you don’t necessarily need skis or a snowboard to enjoy your time on the mountain.
Contact Rentals: 907-754-2583
What is the Alyeska Snow Play Zone?
We love to play in the snow, and we know you do too! Alyeska has terrain for other ways to play on the snow, including snow skates and snow bikes! The lower mountain zone, including Chair 7, Bear Cub Quad and Pump Station 3 park, are designated “Snow Play Zones”, where you don’t necessarily need skis or a snowboard to enjoy your time on the mountain.
Contact Rentals: 907-754-2583
While on the slopes in the Snow Play Zones, you’ll see people using alpine skis, telemark skis, snowboards, and other snow play equipment such as snow skates, snow bikes and adaptive ski gear. You’ll 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 ability level you have, to be courteous to others and to be aware that skiing safely makes the ski slopes safer for all of us.
Our beginner ski zones and Snow Play Areas are high skier traffic areas and it’s important to 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.
Alyeska has set Enforcement Guidelines based on the Skier Responsibility Code and Mountain Safety Concerns for behavior on the mountain. When an individual crosses these lines, we have to step in and be the police, and we have no tolerance for unsafe behavior at Alyeska. We have a relationship with the Department of Natural Resources and due to this relationship we issue DNR citations to individuals in violations of certain rules. 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.
Know the Code
Skier Responsibility Code
- Always stay in control and be able to stop or avoid other people or objects.
- All gear must be attached with a leash.
- People ahead of you have the right of way. It is your responsibility to avoid them.
- You must not stop where you obstruct a trail or are not visible from above.
- Whenever starting downhill or merging into a trail, look uphill and yield to others.
- Always use devices to help prevent runaway equipment.
- Observe all posted signs and warnings. Keep off closed trails and out of closed areas.
- Prior to using any lift, you must have the knowledge and ability to load, ride and unload safely.
- Inverted aerials are not recommended.
- Use of alcohol or drugs that impair the safety of yourself or others is not allowed.
- Be safety conscious.
- If you are involved in a collision with another skier/boarder you must stay at the scene until ski patrol arrives.
Know The Code. It’s Your Responsibility.
Snow Skates
Snow Bikes
- Wait in line with the rest of the guests;
- When it is your turn to load, walk from the waiting zone to the loading zone;
- Sit down, secure your device, and lift your feet so they do not drag.
Beginners
- As you approach the ramp, consider giving a hand signal to the lift operator that you will need a slow down;
- When you get close to the cones marked “Unload here” stand up and walk down the ramp;
- Make sure you are fully clear of the unload zone before situating your gear.
Experienced riders
- If you would like a slow, give the hand signal to the lift operator;
- If you are comfortable sliding down the unload ramp on your device, place it on the ramp and slide away;
- Make sure you are fully clear of the unload zone before situating your gear.
Know the signs of the international trail marking system. They explain the degree and difficulty for each trail.
The system of difficulty markers is relative and only valid at this area. This system is not necessarily the same as a similarly rated trail at another ski area. Skiers/boarders should begin with the easiest trails regardless of ability level, until familiar with the trails at the area. During periods of low visibility or other inclement weather and snow conditions, the degree of difficulty of the ski/snowboard run my change. Know your ability level and stay within it.
The National Ski Area Association and Burton Snowboards have developed the “Smart Style” Freestyle Terrain Safety initiative, a cooperative effort to continue the proper use and progression of freestyle terrain at mountain resorts.
- MAKE A PLAN
Every time you use freestyle terrain, make a plan for each feature you want to use. Your speed, approach and take off will directly affect your maneuver and landing. - LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP
Scope around the jumps first, not over them. Know your landings are clear and clear yourself out of the landing area. - EASY STYLE IT
Start small and work your way up. (Inverted aerials not recommended except in events & terrain park). - RESPECT GETS RESPECT
From the lift line through the park.
Under Alaska law, the risk of an injury to a person or property resulting from any of the inherent dangers and risks of skiing rests with the skier. Inherent dangers and risks of skiing include changing weather conditions; existing and changing snow conditions; bare spots; rocks, stumps and trees; collisions with natural objects, man-made objects, or other skiers; variations in terrain; and the failure of skiers to ski within their own abilities. If you are involved in a collision with another skier/boarder you must stay at the scene until ski patrol arrives.
Be advised that all poles, flags, fencing, signage and padding on equipment or objects or other forms of marking devices are used by the area to inform you of the presence or location of a potential obstacle or hazard. These markers are no guarantee of your safety and will not protect you from injury. A rope line made up of bamboo and rope, with no closed signs, indicates a hazard behind the line and can be considered a warning rope.
Please observe posted SLOW ZONE areas by maintaining a speed no faster than the general flow of traffic. Fast and aggressive skiing/boarding will result in the loss of skiing privileges.
Need Help?
Alyeska Pro Patrol
Ski Patrol is constantly monitoring people on the mountain and able to respond in an emergency situation.
Aid Room Tel:
907-754-2270
Accident Reporting Hotline:
907-754-2500
Aid Room Tel:
907-754-2270
Accident Reporting Hotline:
907-754-2500