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Short Cut at Alyeska

Advanced · 143 m long with 38 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 18° at its steepest, facing NW.

18°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
143 mlength
38 mvertical
258 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Short Cut is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Short Cut

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

From the base area (about 10 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Aerial Tram
  2. Ski Tram Pocket (expert)
  3. Ski Chili Dog (advanced)
  4. Ski Autobahn (advanced)
  5. Ski Short Cut (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Autobahn.

See Short Cut 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.