Showing posts with label Roundhouse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roundhouse. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Beautiful Winter

Alyeska Resort is arguably one of the most scenic ski resorts in the world.  Here is just a sample of the beauty on display in the past few months.

Looking down on a sea of clouds.

Fresh tracks

Fun in the sun, even in the depths of winter

A fantastic sunset down by the Seward highway

Moon and mountain lights

Riding up Ted's Express in the half light

More fresh tracks

High silver special opening

North face steepness

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Up and Running

Kris and Mandy are solid at the base of Ted's Express.

Good times at the Bear Cub Quad.

Morning group photo at the base of lift 1.

I got the chance to ride the lift with Mark and Aaron when I was freeskiing on Tuesday.

Looking at Ted's Express from lift 6.

Post upper mountain sweeps reload to the deck up lift 1.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Catching Up

Some mountainside employees enjoy the last evening of night skiing, last Saturday.
There were quite a few lift mechanics and lift crew at chair 6 Saturday at closing. What a stellar crew!
Scott manned mid-1 for the last night of night skiing.
And then it was done. At the end of the last night of night skiing, the employees had a small torchlight parade. It's hard to believe the season is coming to a close. I'm still hoping for a ton more snow in the last 4 weeks!
Also, thanks to the awesome grooming crew who made made a quick pass (4 cats, up and down) so the parade route would be smooth and safe!

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Full On Summer

Lupine leaves collect water near the tram base.
There is still some snow on the upper North Face trail and at the top of the tram.
Click to enlarge and you might see a moose in the bottom center of the frame.
The himalayan blue poppies are blooming all over the resort.
I love the reflections in the courtyard pond when the fountain isn't on.

Friday, April 23, 2010

I Heart Chair 1!

Check out this video made by Brandon F. (Lift Crew Represents!)

Watch more Girdwood videos at tripfilms.com
*Alyeska has 6 aerial lifts, 2 surface lifts, and an aerial tram*

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Round Up

Patrol checks out the debris in Ptarmigan gully.

Jeff S., Bart and Devon, from lift maintenance, enjoying a sweet afternoon.
Scott (Snow Safety) and Ben (Patrol)
Ryan and Finn, setting up the top of chair 4.
Jesse (tram crew) digs out a trench on the North Face, under car 2, so it won't drag in the snow with a full load. With 845" for the season, we are way above the average of 630"!
Amy (Marketing), Jen (Admin) and I really enjoyed our ski arounds on Tuesday mornings.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Mellow Weekend

Riding chair 6 to go to the top of 1 with some of the night crew (Sam, Jeremy & Molly) Saturday afternoon.
It was a busy day on Tanaka today. You can see the slide on Max's from a few days ago in the background.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Maximum Capacity

I took this picture tonight from the base of 1. There was a mountain light shining through a tree, creating crepuscular rays, which in turn backlit some fog.
Austin gives the thumbs up for his Friday after making it through the busiest weekend of the season, so far.
Desi catches some air near Kitchen wall.
Crescent moon over Max's mountain.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Beautiful Weekend

An ocean of clouds
Chauncey flipping chair pads at the end of the day today.
The light was still good when we skied down just after 4:30.
The clouds were thick in the valley, but the views at the mid and upper mountain levels were spectacular!

Monday, October 5, 2009

Potential

Congrats to Lift operators Sarah and Ryno who got engaged this summer. They also got a dog, Zeppelin.
And congrats to Cody, who will be transferring to Lift Maintenance.
The top station of the tram this evening, taken from the skate park.
The creek between the chalet and the business office.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

North Face Trail

The Anchorage Daily News wrote a great article about the new North Face Trail, check it out here. The slide show is pretty cool and only a couple of minutes long.

There are definitely a few errors, like John Byrne III is the name of the owner of the resort, and the Glacier Express is the restaurant he was talking about, but overall it was positive press.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Getting to be the end of Summer

Looking at Alyeska from The Gird to Bird path.
Tram in motion (click pic to enlarge).
Pete, from Alaska Paragliding, shows off his new dog.
What a nice stretch of weather the last couple of days!

Thursday, July 30, 2009