Home Stretch at Alyeska
Advanced · 378 m long with 27 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 11° at its steepest, facing W.
11°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
378 mlength
27 mvertical
118 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Home Stretch is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Home Stretch
Lifts that reach the top: Aerial Tram (skiing expert terrain to get there); Glacier Bowl Express (skiing expert terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 9 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Aerial Tram
- Ski Tram Pocket (expert)
- Ski Chili Dog (advanced)
- Ski Autobahn (advanced)
- Ski Jay's Way (advanced)
- Ski Jim's Branch (advanced)
- Ski Home Stretch (advanced)
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.