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South Face at Alyeska

Advanced · 551 m long with 226 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 29° at its steepest, facing SW.

29°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
551 mlength
226 mvertical
695 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

South Face is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.

How to get to South Face

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

From the base area (about 6 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Aerial Tram
  2. Ski Mighty Mite (intermediate)
  3. Ski South Face (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Hammel Highway. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Glacier Bowl Express (1 min), Ted's Express (3 min), Bear Cub Quad (4 min).

See South Face 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.