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Tram Pocket at Alyeska

Expert · 557 m long with 459 m of vertical, averaging 24° and 35° at its steepest, facing NW.

35°steepest 50 m
24°average pitch
557 mlength
459 mvertical
719 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Tram Pocket is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Tram Pocket

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

From the base area (about 13 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Ted's Express
  2. Ski Hammel Highway (intermediate)
  3. Ride Glacier Bowl Express
  4. Ski Mighty Mite (intermediate)
  5. Ski Tram Pocket (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Jim's Branch, Jay's Way, Chili Dog.

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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.