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Steilhang at Alyeska

Advanced · 223 m long with 106 m of vertical, averaging 25° and 31° at its steepest, facing W.

31°steepest 50 m
25°average pitch
223 mlength
106 mvertical
373 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Steilhang

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, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Ted's Express
  2. Ski Hammel Highway (intermediate)
  3. Ski Denali (intermediate)
  4. Ski Steilhang (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Vom Imhof. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ted's Express (2 min), Bear Cub Quad (2 min), Finnland (3 min).

See Steilhang 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.