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Chuck's Traverse at Alyeska

Expert · 501 m long with 53 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 21° at its steepest, facing NE.

21°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
501 mlength
53 mvertical
750 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Chuck's Traverse is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Chuck's Traverse

Lifts that reach the top: Glacier Bowl Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 13 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Ted's Express
  2. Ski Hammel Highway (intermediate)
  3. Ride Glacier Bowl Express
  4. Ski Mighty Mite (intermediate)
  5. Ski Chuck's Traverse (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Christmas Chute.

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Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.