Alpine Valley

Alpine Valley is a ski area located in the state of Wisconsin in USA. The resort is in the town of Elkhorn, WI.

We recently ranked all of Wisconsin's ski resorts, so you can see where Alpine Valley stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!

Season Passes

Alpine Valley is not a part of any nationwide lift ticket system. Passes such as Epic, IKON, or Mountain Collective allow pass holders to ski at multiple mountians with a single purchase. Unfortunately, none of those passes work with Alpine Valley. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Alpine Valley's website.

Lodging Options

There are numerous options to stay at Alpine Valley around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.

Alpine Valley Terrain Overview

Alpine Valley has a total of 21 ski trails, which are serviced by 13 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Alpine Valley is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 90 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 36 hectares, 0.1 square miles, or 0.4 square kilometers.

Alpine Valley's slopes see on average 17 inches (0.4 meters) of snowfall a year.

Total Runs
21

Lifts
13

Skiable Acres
90(0 km²)

Annual Snowfall
17"(43 cm)

Alpine Valley Elevation

Alpine Valley has a summit elevation of 1,040 feet, or 317 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 820 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 220 feet (67 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.

Alpine Valley has a very low summit elevation. The summit of this park is one of the smaller ones in the country.

Summit Elevation
1,040'(317 m)

Vertical Drop
220'(67 m)

Base Elevation
820'(250 m)

Alpine Valley Difficulty Level

Difficulty Score^™
31.8out of 100

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Alpine Valley can be beginner-friendly, but it depends on the ski trails you ride. While it ranks in the lower half of all North American ski areas in terms of overall difficulty, it still has 67% of its trails rated at or above intermediate ski level.

Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level

Alpine Valley has 90 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.

Beginner
33%(30 acres)

Beginner trails (identified by a green circle) are the easiest trails on the hill with a gradual 25% or less gradient, and are usually wide to accommodate beginner skiers.

Intermediate
38%(34 acres)

Intermediate trails (identified by a blue square) are usually the most popular and crowded runs, which have a slope of anywhere between 25-40%.

Expert
29%(26 acres)

Expert trails (identified by a black diamond... or two) are the hardest slopes on the mountain, and have very steep gradients over 40%.

Is Alpine Valley good for beginners?

Alpine Valley can be beginner-friendly, depending on the runs you take. While it ranks in the lower half of all North American ski areas in terms of overall difficulty, it still has 67% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.

Alpine Valley Location

Alpine Valley is located in the state of Wisconsin, USA. This ski area is nearest the town of Elkhorn, WI.

Getting to Alpine Valley

By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Alpine Valley), its coordinates of 42.73600, -88.42900 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Elkhorn, WI to get close.

By Air: If you are coming in from across the country, then you may need to board an airplane to get here.

A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airport(s) to Alpine Valley.

A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airport(s) to Alpine Valley.

There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Alpine Valley, but we didn't list them here due to the fact that no major airlines go through them.

Other Nearby Ski Resorts

Skiers will - especially if coming from far away - try and visit a couple different slopes all in the same trip. Here are the closest other ski slopes within 100 miles of Alpine Valley.

Alpine Valley Mountain Stats