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Alyeska Resort is a ski resort in the Girdwood area of Anchorage, Alaska, approximately 30 miles ... of snow at the base (elevation 250 feet above sea level) and an ...
Girdwood is a resort town within the southern extent of the Municipality of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located near the end of the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet , Girdwood lies in a valley in the southwestern Chugach Mountains , surrounded by seven glaciers feeding into a number of creeks, which either converge within the valley or ...
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Raggedtop Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers. [5] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Chugach Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall.
This winter has been a boon for ski resorts in California with plenty of powder to go around, and at one resort, the snow has reached new heights. Over 600 inches (50 feet) of snow has fallen on ...
Elk Mountain Ski Resort: Scranton: Pennsylvania: 2,667 1,742 925 180 27 7 60 $69 December 9, 2019 [313] Hidden Valley Resort: Hidden Valley: Pennsylvania: 2,875 2,405 470 110 26 11 140 $61 December 9, 2019 [314] Jack Frost - Big Boulder Ski Area: White Haven: Pennsylvania: 2,000 1,400 600 145 35 22 50 $68 December 9, 2019 [315] Laurel Mountain ...
Goat Mountain is a 6,450-foot (1,966 m) mountain summit located in the Chugach Mountains, in Anchorage Municipality in the U.S. state of Alaska.The peak is situated in Chugach National Forest at the head of Glacier Creek Valley, 30 mi (48 km) east-southeast of downtown Anchorage, and 8 mi (13 km) north-northeast of the Alyeska Resort and Girdwood area.
Of the 503 ski areas, 390 are "public U.S. ski areas that run chairlifts" and "113 either run only surface lifts, or are not open to the general public", says to Storm Skiing. [5] Of the 390 public, chairlift areas, 233 or 60% have joined one or more United States–based, international multi-mountain ski pass , according to Storm Skiing.
A snow groomer is usually employed to pack snow and improve skiing and snowboarding and snowmobile trail conditions. The resulting pattern on the snow is known as corduroy, [2] and is widely regarded as a good surface on which to ski or ride. Snow groomers can also move accumulated snow made by snow machines as part of a process, called "snow ...