Hilltop Ski Area
Hilltop Ski Area is a ski area located in the state of Alaska in USA. The resort is in the town of Anchorage, AK.
We recently ranked all of Alaska's ski resorts, so you can see where Hilltop Ski Area stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!
Season Passes
Hilltop Ski Area 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 Hilltop Ski Area. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Hilltop Ski Area's website.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Hilltop Ski Area around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Hilltop Ski Area Terrain Overview
Hilltop Ski Area has a total of 10 ski trails, which are serviced by 3 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Hilltop Ski Area is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 30 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 12 hectares, 0.0 square miles, or 0.1 square kilometers.
Hilltop Ski Area's slopes see on average 76 inches (1.9 meters) of snowfall a year.
Total Runs
10
Lifts
3
Skiable Acres
30(0 km2)
Annual Snowfall
76"(193 cm)
Hilltop Ski Area Elevation
Hilltop Ski Area has a summit elevation of 894 feet, or 272 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 600 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 294 feet (90 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
Hilltop Ski Area has a very low summit elevation. The summit of this park is one of the smaller ones in the country.
Summit Elevation
894'(272 m)
Vertical Drop
294'(90 m)
Base Elevation
600'(183 m)
Hilltop Ski Area Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
12out of 100
DID YOU KNOW?
At Parks & Trips, we've created a proprietary Difficulty Score that attempts to show how difficult a particular ski slope is. We get to this number by combining a number of metrics for each resort and comparing them to its peers. Most of the score is based off the amount of easy-intermediate-expert slopes by acreage and the maximum vertical drop of the overall resort, but also includes a few lesser-used metrics as well.
Our algorithm compares each resort’s metrics with all others in North America, then assigns each a Difficulty Score, which we use to rank them accordingly. Resorts with a lower score are easier to ski than those with a higher one. However, a high score does not mean that the resort does not have any easy slopes, or vice versa. This is just an overall score given to the resort based on all its metrics grouped together.
Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level
Hilltop Ski Area has 30 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Since Hilltop Ski Area is an extremely beginner-friendly ski area, it has 80% of its trails are rated as "beginner-level". 10% trails are rated as intermediate.
Beginner
80%(24 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
10%(3 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
10%(3 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 Hilltop Ski Area good for beginners?
Hilltop Ski Area is a very beginner-friendly course. In fact, it is one of the easiest ski slopes in all of North America, ranking in the bottom 10% of overall difficulty. 80% of its trails are rated as "beginner".
Hilltop Ski Area Location
Hilltop Ski Area is located in the state of Alaska, USA. This ski area is nearest the town of Anchorage, AK.
Address:
Anchorage, AK 99507 USA
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Website:
hilltopskiarea.org
GPS Coordinates:
61.43000, -149.44000
Getting to Hilltop Ski Area
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Hilltop Ski Area), its coordinates of 61.43000, -149.44000 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Anchorage, AK 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 Hilltop Ski Area.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | ANC | Anchorage, AK | 26 mi |
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 Hilltop Ski Area.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport | CDV | Cordova, AK | 148 mi |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Hilltop Ski Area, 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 Hilltop Ski Area.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Valley | Eagle River, AK | 3,900 ft | 48% | 14 mi |
| Alyeska | Girdwood, AK | 3,939 ft | 77% | 34 mi |
Hilltop Ski Area Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 894 ft |
| Base Elevation | 600 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 294 ft |
| Trails | 10 (80% Beginner, 10% Intermediate, 10% Expert) |
| Lifts | 3 |
| Skiable Acres | 30 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | 76 inches |