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Ptarmigan Gully at Alyeska

Advanced · 820 m long with 202 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 18° at its steepest, facing W.

18°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
820 mlength
202 mvertical
617 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Ptarmigan Gully

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

From the base area (about 15 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 High Traverse (advanced)
  6. Ski Surprise Gully (advanced)
  7. Ski Ptarmigan Gully (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Corkscrew, Ego Flats. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ted's Express (3 min), Tanaka (4 min).

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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.