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Tiger Trap at Alyeska

Advanced · 601 m long with 165 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 24° at its steepest, facing W.

24°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
601 mlength
165 mvertical
293 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Tiger Trap

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

From the base area (about 9 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Aerial Tram
  2. Ski Tram Pocket (expert)
  3. Ski Chili Dog (advanced)
  4. Ski Autobahn (advanced)
  5. Ski Tiger Trap (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Jim's Branch.

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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.