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Ski Lines in Alaska Range - 10

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Favorite The summit of 8100 just touched by the sun. SXSW is the couloir directly below the summit. Note the rock and other glacial hazards below the line.
Very Difficult Very Difficult

SXSW

1.3 mi 2.1 km • -2,189 ft Descent • -667.22 m Descent

Black R…, AK
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Favorite Looking back down the route "Three Ptarmigan in a Trench Coat". Lower Miller Creek drainage to the right, Miller Creek drainage to the left.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

*Ptarmigan Noises*

0.9 mi 1.4 km • -958 ft Descent • -292.02 m Descent

Black R…, AK
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Favorite Windy and overcast
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Peak 3 Gulley Line

0.9 mi 1.5 km • -1,273 ft Descent • -387.89 m Descent

Elmendo…, AK
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Favorite Looking back up at the enticing trees of Beelzebubs Glade.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Beelzebubs Glade

0.3 mi 0.4 km • -350 ft Descent • -106.72 m Descent

Black R…, AK
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Favorite This is Anchors Away. Shuttles until your legs are jello.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Anchors Away

1.1 mi 1.8 km • 0 ft Descent • 0 m Descent

Black R…, AK
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Favorite Nuking out the bottom of a couloir.
Very Difficult Very Difficult

Rainbow in the Dark

1.8 mi 2.9 km • 0 ft Descent • 0 m Descent

Black R…, AK
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Favorite Klara crushes the last steep step in the lower sections of the Devils Thumb Ridge trail. Fleeting January sunlight shine on peaks across the Delta River in the background.
Intermediate Intermediate

Devil May Care

1.5 mi 2.5 km • -2,172 ft Descent • -662.01 m Descent

Black R…, AK
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Favorite Prior to ascending the bowl.
Intermediate Intermediate

Mt Gordon Lyon

1.6 mi 2.5 km • -1,387 ft Descent • -422.74 m Descent

Elmendo…, AK
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Favorite Prior to ascending the bowl.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Arctic Valley Saddle

1.3 mi 2.0 km • -851 ft Descent • -259.32 m Descent

Elmendo…, AK
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Favorite Early morning sunrise over Arctic.
Intermediate Intermediate

Nike Site Summit

0.8 mi 1.4 km • -1,143 ft Descent • -348.46 m Descent

Elmendo…, AK
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Alaska Range Skiing

  • 12 Miles 19 Kilometers of Descents
  • 10 ski lines
  • 4 Easy Trails Easy Trails
  • 17 Intermediate Trails Intermediate Trails
  • 7 Difficult Trails Difficult Trails
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Ascents in Alaska Range - 18

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1.8 mi 2.9 km #1The Steg (osaurus)
Difficult Difficult
Black Rapids, AK
Difficult Difficult
Black Rapids, AK 1 
1.2 mi 1.9 km #2The Hand of God
Difficult Difficult
Black Rapids, AK
Difficult Difficult
Black Rapids, AK 1 
2.1 mi 3.4 km #3Tincan Main Uptrack
Intermediate Intermediate
Girdwood, AK
Intermediate Intermediate
Girdwood, AK 1 
2.1 mi 3.4 km #4Canwell Peak
Difficult Difficult
Black Rapids, AK
Difficult Difficult
Black Rapids, AK 3 
2.2 mi 3.5 km #5Devils Thumb Ridge
Intermediate Intermediate
Black Rapids, AK
Intermediate Intermediate
Black Rapids, AK 1 
1.6 mi 2.5 km #6Harp Mountain
Difficult Difficult
Elmendorf Air Force Base, AK
Difficult Difficult
Elmendorf Air Force Base, AK 1 
1.1 mi 1.7 km #7Three Ptarmigan in a Trench Coat
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate
Black Rapids, AK
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate
Black Rapids, AK 1 
0.6 mi 0.9 km #8Buffalo Soldier
Difficult Difficult
Black Rapids, AK
Difficult Difficult
Black Rapids, AK 2 
1.4 mi 2.3 km #9South Fork - Hunter Pass - North Bowl
Intermediate Intermediate
Elmendorf Air Force Base, AK
Intermediate Intermediate
Elmendorf Air Force Base, AK 1 
9.1 mi 14.7 km #10College Glacier Access
Easy Easy
Black Rapids, AK
Easy Easy
Black Rapids, AK 1 

Photos of Alaska Range - 51

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A beautiful day of spring riding on Flattop above Anchorage, Alaska.
Mar 13, 2015 near Elmendo…, AK
Skiers approach "The Hand of God." Ascend the leftmost coulior to gain access to the ridge and other couliors in the photo's center.
Mar 22, 2016 near Black R…, AK
Traversing the ridge to access the northernmost finger of "The Hand of God".
Mar 22, 2016 near Black R…, AK
Skiers head up the flat portion of the ridge below Peak 8100. The route continues up the prominent ridge behind them.
Mar 24, 2016 near Black R…, AK
Looking back down the skin track above the flats on the ridge. College Glacier below on the right.
Mar 24, 2016 near Black R…, AK
Headed up The Steg toward Peak 8100. The prominent coulior at the shadow line is SXSW.
Mar 24, 2016 near Black R…, AK
Pit above treeline on Devil May Care.
Mar 25, 2016 near Black R…, AK
Klara crushes the last steep step in the lower sections of the Devils Thumb Ridge trail. Fleeting January sunlight shine on peaks across the Delta River in the background.
Jan 19, 2021 near Black R…, AK
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