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Corkscrew at Alyeska

Intermediate · 273 m long with 48 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 17° at its steepest, facing W.

17°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
273 mlength
48 mvertical
415 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Corkscrew is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Corkscrew

Lifts that reach the top: Ted's Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Aerial Tram (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Glacier Bowl Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 4 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Ted's Express
  2. Ski Jetway (intermediate)
  3. Ski Ego Flats (intermediate)
  4. Ski Corkscrew (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Switchback, Waterfall. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ted's Express (2 min), Tanaka (3 min).

See Corkscrew on the 3D mapAll runs at Alyeska
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.