Anchorage, Alaska · United States · ski area
Hilltop Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Hilltop Ski Area is a ski area in Anchorage, Alaska, United States with 3.6 km of mapped downhill runs and 2 lifts, between 147 m and 237 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 3.6 km
- Lifts
- 2
- Top elevation
- 237 m
- Vertical drop
- 90 m
- Nearest airport
- MRI · 9.8 km
Slopes by difficulty
14 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 1 Rope tows
- 1 Chairlifts
Hilltop Ski Area is a ski area in Anchorage, Alaska, the United States. Its 14 mapped downhill runs add up to 3.6 km, which ranks it #348 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 255 m long.
Slopes at Hilltop Ski Area
About 52% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 29% intermediate and 19% advanced or expert, which makes Hilltop Ski Area a good choice for beginners and families.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 2 lifts: 1 rope tow, 1 chairlift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 147 m up to 237 m, a vertical drop of 90 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Hilltop Ski Area
The nearest airport is Merrill Field (MRI), about 10 km away in a straight line — roughly 13 minutes by car; Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is 14 km away. Nearby ski areas include Hillside Cross Country Ski Trails, Campbell Airstrip / Far North Bicentennial Park Nordic, APU Mahaffey and Russian Jack Trail System.
Nearest airports to Hilltop Ski Area
- 1Merrill Field Airports in United StatesMRI9.8 kmstraight line
- 2Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →ANC14 kmstraight line
- 3Kenai Municipal Airport Airports in United StatesENA103 kmstraight line
- 4Valdez Pioneer Field Airports in United StatesVDZ187 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Hilltop Ski Area
- 2 kmHillside Cross Country Ski TrailsSmall ski area
- 3 kmCampbell Airstrip / Far North Bicentennial Park NordicSmall ski area
- 6 kmAPU Mahaffeyup to 978 m
- 8 kmRussian Jack Trail SystemSmall ski area
- 10 kmBartlett High School Cross Country Ski Trailsup to 94 m
- 13 kmDyea Recreation AreaSmall ski area
- 15 kmHillberg Ski Area4.8 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 110 m
- 16 kmArctic Valley Ski Area9.6 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,191 m
- 17 kmKincaid Park Cross Country Ski TrailsSmall ski area
- 28 kmBeach Lake Nordic Ski Trailsup to 93 m
- 36 kmMirror Lake Coyote Ski TrailsSmall ski area
- 36 kmEdmonds Lake Cross Country Ski Trailsup to 142 m
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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.