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Jim's Branch at Alyeska

Advanced · 379 m long with 143 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 28° at its steepest, facing NW.

28°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
379 mlength
143 mvertical
260 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Jim's Branch

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):

  1. Ride Aerial Tram
  2. Ski Tram Pocket (expert)
  3. Ski Chili Dog (advanced)
  4. Ski Autobahn (advanced)
  5. Ski Jay's Way (advanced)
  6. Ski Jim's Branch (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Home Stretch, Autobahn.

See Jim's Branch 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.