Alaska skiing and snowboarding.

• Author: Anderson, Tasha
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Alaska Heliskiing

Alaska Heliskiing is located in Haines, a 'deep, steep, spine-covered snow heaven," according to Alaska Heliskiing. The company has been in operation for more than twenty years, transporting skiers to the 1,200 square miles of accessible mountain ranges, many with lines more than 5,000 vertical feet, from their private heli pad at MP 35 on the Haines Highway, near the Canadian Border. alaskaheHskiing.com

Alyeska Resort

Alyeska Resort boasts 1,610 skiable acres, 113 acres of snowmaking, and a total number of seventy-six runs. Alyeska has seven lifts: two high speed detachable quads, two fixed quads, two magic carpets, and one sixty-passenger Aerial Trams-a capacity of 12,196 skiers per hour. The trails are a mix of beginner, intermediate, and expert/advanced skill levels, with a total headwall to base vertical rise of 3,200 feet. The Atyeska Mountain Learning Center offers private and group lessons for children or adults for skiing and snow boarding. Alyeska also offers a full line of rental equipment for skiers and snowboarders. alyeskaresort.com

Chugach Powder Guides

Chugach Powder Guides is located in the heart of the Western Chugach Mountains and partners with Alyeska Resort. Chugach Powder Guides provides transportation via helicopter, snowcat, or airplane for skiers to access terrain inaccessible by other methods, and their range includes the Northern Chugach Range and the Talkeetnas. Chugach Powder Guides caters to strong intermediate, advanced, expert, and professional skiers. chugachpowderguides. com

Alpenglow at Arctic Valley

Alpenglow Lodge is located in Artie Valley, a skiing and snowboarding area in Chugach State Park just off the Glenn Highway ten miles from Downtown Anchorage maintained by the Anchorage Ski Club, a nonprofit organization. The ski area is perfect for families, as children who are not skiing can build snow forts, sled, or other outside activities. Arctic Valley has three Lifts: Chair 2 provides access to the longest run with a vertical rise of 1,214 feet and a length of 4,544 feet, skiarctic.net

Mt. Eyak

The Mt. Eyak Ski Area is located on Mt. Eyak above Cordova and utilizes a historic 1939 steel and wire single chair lift, as well as a tow rope on the beginner slope. The slope's base elevation is 400 feet, and the lift rises to 1,200 feet, making for a vertical drop of 800 feet. Mt. Eyak has approximately thirty different trail options. Mt. Eyak is operated by the Sheridan Alpine Association...