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Upper Race Trail at Alyeska

Intermediate · 519 m long with 171 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 29° at its steepest, facing W.

29°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
519 mlength
171 mvertical
329 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Upper Race Trail

Lifts that reach the top: Ted's Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Aerial Tram (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Glacier Bowl Express (skiing advanced 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)
  5. Ski Upper Race Trail (intermediate)

Where it ends

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

See Upper Race Trail 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.