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Northwest Passage at Alyeska

Expert · 448 m long with 179 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 35° at its steepest, facing NW.

35°steepest 50 m

22°average pitch

448 mlength

179 mvertical

284 mtop elevation

NWfaces

Snow and sun

Northwest Passage 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 Northwest Passage

No lift-served path appears in the map data: it may be hike-to, gated, or mapped separately.

Where it ends

Joins North Slope Terrain Park, Blueberry Hill. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chair 7 (1 min), Aerial Tram (2 min).

See Northwest Passage on the 3D map All 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.