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Prospector at Alyeska

Advanced · 356 m long with 138 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 28° at its steepest, facing W.

28°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
356 mlength
138 mvertical
794 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Prospector is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Prospector

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

From the base area (about 13 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Ted's Express
  2. Ski Hammel Highway (intermediate)
  3. Ride Glacier Bowl Express
  4. Ski Silvertip (intermediate)
  5. Ski Prospector (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Main Street, Trapline, Champagne, Gail's Gully. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Glacier Bowl Express (3 min), Ted's Express (6 min), Bear Cub Quad (6 min).

See Prospector 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.