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Alaska is the future of skiing?

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oiucheekykunt
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alright so I've seen lots of stuff saying by 2050 half of ski resorts won't be viable, (unless snowmaking improves) and the season will start later at most resorts.

building resorts in alaska could solve this problem. alyeska is the biggest resort in the state right now, and it gets over 400 inches of snow a year. Its only 3000 feet in elevation so its season lasts december-march. imagine the temps and snow at a 10k footer in alaska. glacier skiing all around could exist and good skiing could outlast climate change
also why has no one brought up this idea
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corona
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No one has brought it up because to find a 10000 ft peak suitable for a good resort you'll be in the middle of nowhere and you won't make money. I'm sure people have looked at it, but unless you're within a day trip from Anchorage or Fairbanks then you just won't have enough people.
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Sharko
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Alaska has approximately zero roads and no infrastructure. Even if you built a resort at 10k feet, no one could get to it.
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corona
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What does Alyeska have for hours in the winter with 5-6 hours of daylight for a good chunk of the winter? Must be very short ski days
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a_burger
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im gonna make the best park in antarctica
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John18_6
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VinnieFWhat does Alyeska have for hours in the winter with 5-6 hours of daylight for a good chunk of the winter? Must be very short ski days


They got night skiing, don't know how good it is though. Hours up here: http://www.alyeskaresort.com/mountain/rates-alaska-lift-tickets
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corona
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john18061806They got night skiing, don't know how good it is though. Hours up here: http://www.alyeskaresort.com/mountain/rates-alaska-lift-tickets


They charge $34 for 90 minutes of skiing. Ouch.
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labubu-craze
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While I'm dubious about claims that half ski resorts won't be viable (another topic entirely) I'd rather keep Alaska as the hub for big mountain where you have to earn your lines rather than lifting Jerries to the top and watching them tomahawk down a couloir.
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gorilas
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Indoor skiing? I think that's probably what would happen
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iambusyskiing
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I mean... Alaska is just as
susceptible to global warming as the lower 48. In the 14/15 winter alyeska got almost no snow and over half of the mountain was closed, it was bad
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hi_vis360
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a lot of places in the far north are too cold and dry right now in the winter to get a lot of snow, but with climate change are going to get warmer and wetter. My bet is skiing in the Yukon is going to be tight in 50 years
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.lencon
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VinnieFWhat does Alyeska have for hours in the winter with 5-6 hours of daylight for a good chunk of the winter? Must be very short ski days


My buddy used to live/ski there. He said they had lots of night skiing, but there was usually enough daylight to keep ya happy.
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Flowbear
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http://valemountglaciers.com/
http://jumboglacierresort.com/

Valemount Glacier is set to open in December 2018 and it is a year round resort in Valemount BC and they found a loop hole in the jumbo Glacier case and it just got approved unfortunately. Jumbo is another year round resort.

But it's hard to find areas suitable with a good water source a good range of run difficulty and near by airports and other large cities at elevations of that height to accommodate a year round resort. trust me if it can be done somewhere it will be done. and Alaska and northern Canada are not highly populated which means not many towns and not many roads.
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MLB
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Jumbo is not going to save skiing, and that resort is just a perfect example of bad planning. I think if the Valemont resort gets rocking, then that will be the way to go. There are tons of potential options in the Yukon, but I think AK is not really realistic.
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brett_fisher
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I probably won't be skiing the way I'm am in 2050, so I don't really care. The idea of keeping the sport alive/sharing it with others. improving things now to make skiing better would be cool.I like to bring a grocery bag with me when I go on hikes and fishing and stuff, pick up a little trash. Support power that's less harmful (solar, wind, hydro) it has negative effects on the river I fly fish a lot so I don't like hydro but better to have a few damn and no skiing. There's a lot more we can do some people think, o that pussy shit to care about the earth. If you like doing anything outside and don't want it to go away or get shity for your self or others id starts caring it's not hard to take care of the earth the way you should be. Were all the friend that comes over and eats all the food and trashes the place.
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loganimlach
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john18061806They got night skiing, don't know how good it is though. Hours up here: http://www.alyeskaresort.com/mountain/rates-alaska-lift-tickets


Night skiing at alyeska is my favorite time/place to ski in the world. You can make a top to bottom run with natural hits, mini golf, and a park lap all under the lights
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SFBv420.0
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night skiing at park city is cool
oh wait
fuck you vail
epically
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Davomet
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Hell no. Why should we destroy one of the most beautiful wild places wich is full of bears, wolves, etc. just to satisfy our need to ski. Ski pistes already destroyed natural course of nature in big ski resorts in Alps by huge infrastructure in mountains just for increase our comfort, because four-seat lift isnt enough, so we built six-seat lift.

I really love skiing but honestly, In my opinion, it would be better if skiing dissappear, rather than wild nature, because nautre was there before all skiing, cars, roads. I have no problem with skiing in Alaska, but put skins on your skis and try to overcome high peaks by yourself, without help.

That is what i really want, but i know it isnt realistic, because skiing is just a part of regular business and money will win the fight against the nature, because nature isnt able to defend. We are slowly destroying our planet only for make few dollars more.
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lostoldaccount
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Someone already discussed the issues with daylight in Alaska, but I think that is somewhat important to consider.

In the future the best skiing will be at high elevations in northern latitudes. You can already begin to see some of the effects that global warming is having on western mountains. Look at some of the dog shit seasons Tahoe has had (excluding last year, obviously). Last year Steamboat was barely able to make it to closing day due to the warm temps at lower elevations there. That place will probably be the first fatality of Colorado skiing due to global warming. A-Basin, on the other hand, is seeming to benefit with big dumps in the springtime because it is at such a high elevation
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oiucheekykunt
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emrenI mean... Alaska is just as
susceptible to global warming as the lower 48. In the 14/15 winter alyeska got almost no snow and over half of the mountain was closed, it was bad


alyeska is at 2700 feet, denver is over 5000 feet in elevation, a lot of 7000 footers are glaciated in alaska and the yukon. int 50 years i bet there would be skiable terrain there
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Emma_Watson
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SFBv420.0night skiing at park city is cool
oh wait
fuck you vail
epically


heyyyy mannnn

they put the yellow jackets there to keep us safe!
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