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Arctic Valley Ski Area ski resort

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The short answer

Arctic Valley Ski Area has about 10 km of mapped runs and 3 lifts, with skiing from about 768 m up to 1,242 m (4,075 ft), a vertical drop of 474 m. By mapped runs it is number 135 of the 135 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Merrill Field (MRI), about 18 km away in a straight line.

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  • Day trip

    Arctic Fun Night: Toboggans, Mini ski, Campfire & Aurora Cinema

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    from €96 (AUD 154)

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  • Day trip

    Night Skiing Experience in Ylläs under the Arctic Sky

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    from €121 (AUD 194)

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Arctic Valley Ski Area: runs from 768 m to 1,242 m, a vertical drop of 474 m8009001,0001,1001,200Top of the highest mapped run: 1,242 m (4,075 ft)Top 1,242 m · 4,075 ftBase 768 m · 2,520 ft474 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,242 m4,075 ft
Vertical drop
474 m1,555 ft
Mapped runs
10 km21 runs
Lifts
3mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 1% (0.1 km), Intermediate 71% (6.7 km), Advanced 28% (2.7 km)Easy: 0.1 km, 1 runs (1%)Intermediate: 6.7 km, 12 runs (71%)71%IntermediateAdvanced: 2.7 km, 8 runs (28%)28%Advanced

About 1% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 71% intermediate and 28% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy10.1 km
Intermediate126.7 km
Advanced82.7 km

Lifts

3 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts2
T-bars1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Merrill Field (MRI)Anchorage18 km
Ted Stevens Anchorage (ANC)Anchorage26 km
Kenai Municipal (ENA)Kenai120 km
Vancouver (YVR)Vancouver2117 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Arctic Valley Ski Area?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,242 m (4,075 ft) and the lowest ends at about 768 m (2,520 ft), a vertical of 474 m (1,555 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Arctic Valley Ski Area have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 10 km of downhill runs and 3 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Arctic Valley Ski Area?

Merrill Field (MRI) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 18 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Arctic Valley Ski Area piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.