Alyeska Resort, AK, Just Broke 600โ€ณ of Snowfall This Season

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600โ€ณ for Alyeska Resort this season. | Photo: Alyeska Resort

No stranger to receiving the most snow in North America, Alyeska Resort, Alaska, is at it again. A month after smashing through the 500โ€ณ mark, yesterdayโ€™s three inches of fresh snow have taken it past 600โ€ณ. The resort has seen 601โ€ณ of fresh snow this season and has a 149โ€ณ base.

Thatโ€™s an incredible total. Only four other resorts have even reached 500โ€ณ.

Today's snowfall has taken Alyeska past 600" for the season. | Image: Alyeska Resort
Todayโ€™s snowfall has taken Alyeska past 600โ€ณ for the season. | Image: Alyeska Resort

Alyeska has exceeded 500โ€ณ seven times in the last few years. Last season, they reported 740โ€ณ; in 2022-23 785โ€ณ; in 2020-21 735โ€ณ; in 2015-16 785โ€ณ; in 2011-12 733โ€ณ, and 2010-11 581โ€ณ.

Alyeska averages 650โ€ณ of snowfall on the upper mountain and 512โ€ณ of snowfall at mid-mountain. The biggest year on record was 2012, with 978โ€ณ of snowfall.

The world record for a ski area is 1,140โ€ณ at Mt. Baker ski area, WA, in 1998-99.

If you want to ski the deepest snow this season, head North!

Alyeska trail map.

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