Anchorage, Alaska · United States · ski area
Arctic Valley Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Arctic Valley Ski Area is a ski area in Anchorage, Alaska, United States with 9.6 km of mapped downhill runs and 3 lifts, between 772 m and 1,191 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 9.6 km
- Lifts
- 3
- Top elevation
- 1,191 m
- Vertical drop
- 419 m
- Nearest airport
- MRI · 18 km
Slopes by difficulty
21 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 2 Chairlifts
- 1 T-bars
Arctic Valley Ski Area is a ski area in Anchorage, Alaska, the United States. Its 21 mapped downhill runs add up to 9.6 km, which ranks it #226 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 456 m long.
Slopes at Arctic Valley Ski Area
About 2% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 70% intermediate and 29% advanced or expert, which makes Arctic Valley Ski Area a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 3 lifts: 2 chairlifts, 1 t-bar. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 772 m up to 1,191 m, a vertical drop of 419 m.
Getting to Arctic Valley Ski Area
The nearest airport is Merrill Field (MRI), about 18 km away in a straight line — roughly 23 minutes by car; Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is 26 km away. Nearby ski areas include Dyea Recreation Area, Bartlett High School Cross Country Ski Trails, Beach Lake Nordic Ski Trails and Russian Jack Trail System, which together add 5 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Arctic Valley Ski Area
- 1 MRI18 kmstraight line
- 2Ted Stevens Anchorage International AirportANC26 kmstraight lineAnchorage, United States
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- 3 ENA120 kmstraight line
- 4 VDZ176 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Arctic Valley Ski Area
- 8 kmDyea Recreation AreaSmall ski area
- 11 kmBartlett High School Cross Country Ski Trailsup to 94 m
- 14 kmBeach Lake Nordic Ski Trailsup to 93 m
- 15 kmRussian Jack Trail SystemSmall ski area
- 16 kmHillberg Ski Area4.8 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 110 m
- 16 kmAPU Mahaffeyup to 978 m
- 16 kmHilltop Ski Area3.6 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 237 m
- 18 kmCampbell Airstrip / Far North Bicentennial Park NordicSmall ski area
- 18 kmHillside Cross Country Ski TrailsSmall ski area
- 21 kmMirror Lake Coyote Ski TrailsSmall ski area
- 21 kmEdmonds Lake Cross Country Ski Trailsup to 142 m
- 30 kmKincaid Park Cross Country Ski TrailsSmall ski area
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.