Avalanche at Alpine Valley Ski Area

Advanced · 235 m long with 46 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 14° at its steepest, facing NE.

Snow and sun

Avalanche is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: classic. Lit for night skiing.

How to get to Avalanche

Lifts that reach the top: Chair 6 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Chair 7 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Chair 5 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Chair 4 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Chair 8 (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 2 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

1. Ride Chair 6
2. Ski Avalanche (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Glacier. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chair 7 (1 min), Chair 8 (1 min).

What people say

Tragedy struck the Russian mountaineering community this week after an avalanche swept down Mount Mizhirgi in the Kabardino-Balkaria region of the North Caucasus. m. local time as a group of 33 alpinists was navigating routes through the Bezengi Gorge. Known among Russian climbers as the "Little Himalayas," the area fe…
— 11 Killed in Avalanche in Russia’s Caucasus Mountains

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— WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF

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