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Tanaka Cat Road at Alyeska

Intermediate · 1265 m long with 195 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 17° at its steepest, facing NW.

17°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
1265 mlength
195 mvertical
322 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Tanaka Cat Road is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Tanaka Cat Road

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 5 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Ted's Express
  2. Ski Jetway (intermediate)
  3. Ski Ego Flats (intermediate)
  4. Ski Corkscrew (intermediate)
  5. Ski Switchback (intermediate)
  6. Ski Tanaka Cat Road (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Klondike, Klondike Cutoff. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ted's Express (1 min), Tanaka (2 min).

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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.