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Surprise Gully at Alyeska

Advanced · 240 m long with 112 m of vertical, averaging 25° and 32° at its steepest, facing W.

32°steepest 50 m
25°average pitch
240 mlength
112 mvertical
729 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Surprise Gully

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

From the base area (about 14 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)

Where it ends

Joins Ptarmigan Gully. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ted's Express (5 min), Tanaka (6 min).

See Surprise Gully 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.