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Low Shadows at Alyeska

Expert · 344 m long with 122 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 28° at its steepest, facing N.

28°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
344 mlength
122 mvertical
719 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Low Shadows 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 Low Shadows

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

From the base area (about 16 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Ted's Express
  2. Ski Hammel Highway (intermediate)
  3. Ride Glacier Bowl Express
  4. Ski Silvertip (intermediate)
  5. Ski High Traverse (advanced)
  6. Ski Low Shadows (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Ptarmigan Gully. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ted's Express (5 min), Tanaka (6 min).

See Low Shadows 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.