Sourdough at Alyeska
Intermediate · 474 m long with 130 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 23° at its steepest, facing SW.
23°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
474 mlength
130 mvertical
331 mtop elevation
SWfaces
Snow and sun
Sourdough is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.
How to get to Sourdough
Lifts that reach the top: Ted's Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Aerial Tram (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Glacier Bowl Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 4 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Ted's Express
- Ski Hammel Highway (intermediate)
- Ski Denali (intermediate)
- Ski Upper Vom Imhof (intermediate)
- Ski Sourdough (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Lower Vom Imhof. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Bear Cub Quad (2 min), Finnland (2 min), Ted's Express (2 min).
See Sourdough on the 3D mapAll runs at AlyeskaMeasured 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.