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Knuckles at Alyeska

Expert · 202 m long with 175 m of vertical, averaging 41° and 42° at its steepest, facing NW.

42°steepest 50 m
41°average pitch
202 mlength
175 mvertical
719 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Knuckles 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 Knuckles

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

From the base area (about 14 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 Ragdoll (expert)
  6. Ski Chuck's Traverse (expert)
  7. Ski Knuckles (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Christmas Chute.

See Knuckles 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.