Winter Hiking Vacation
Would you like to fulfill a bush pilot fantasy? Try a flight-seeing helicopter tour with the pilots of Girdwood's Alpine Air Alaska zooming close above or even landing on clear-blue glacial ice.
Bartlett is the perfect place to escape for a while, so if the burdens of responsibility are indeed starting to take their toll, think about excusing yourself for a few necessary moments of relaxation. Everyone will be the better for it, so go online today and put the wheels in motion. Online, you'll find an extensive selection of Bartlett Vacation Rentals that will get you pumped for the trip to come, so make a spot in your busy schedule and start planning now.
Your vacation rental, if chosen with a little foresight, will feel as if it was tailor made for you and your fellow travelers. If this is a thrill-filled and invigorating ski trip, then pick a place that is literally ski-in, ski-out. Proximity to the slopes will be a priceless commodity, as being able to come and go with ease while fitting in plenty of resting and hot chocolate time will put everyone into the best of moods. Big closets will hold all the necessary gear, the fireplace will make for a constant delight, and the whirlpool tub will ease sore muscles. Each night's sleep, in a down-covered bed by the way, will feel like the best you've ever had.
This ski area is perfect for slackers, and I mean that in a good way. Hate getting up early for first tracks? Then you gotta love the 10:30 a.m. mountain opening, necessitated by the late-arriving winter sun. But by March, the slopes are bathed with 13 hours of light. Alyeska skiing is accessed by a 60-passenger aerial tram, climbing 2000 feet in elevation and depositing you in the middle of a mountain that receives frequent and sometimes record powder dumps. A quick ride up high-speed Chair 6 and you are at elevation 2,750 feet, the top of lift-service. Cancel the high-altitude maladies. From here, wide-open Upper Bowl beckons intermediate skiers, while advanced and experts will try the challenge of the North Face, some of the longest double-black runs in North America.