Glacier at Alpine Valley Ski Area

Advanced · 262 m long with 52 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 16° at its steepest, facing NE.

Snow and sun

Glacier 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 Glacier

Lifts that reach the top: Chair 7 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Chair 5 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Chair 6 (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 7
2. Ski Glacier (advanced)

Where it ends

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

What people say

t-side terrain. 6. Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia The familiar T-bar ride toward Blackcomb’s glacier terrain is being replaced by a chairlift. The new Showcase fixed-grip quad is part of Vail Resorts’ 2026 capital plan. Its purpose is to provide more consistent access to existing Blackcomb Glacier terrain, not …
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today. Teton Glacier moraine & Crevasses visible in the surface of Middle Teton Glacier The remaining glaciers continue to play an ecological role. Ice stored high in the mountains contributes meltwater during the summer, when much of the seasonal snow has already disappeared. Research cited by the National Park Ser…
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wed through the region, carving the deep canyons and dramatic terrain that define the Tetons. Those large glaciers disappeared thousands of years ago. The smaller glaciers found high in the mountains today primarily occupy shaded alpine cirques. Many are believed to have formed during the Little Ice Age, a cooler perio…
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