Alyeska, Alaska ski tram impaled on tower, worse than first reported | Alaska Dispatch: The old year drew to a close in Girdwood, Alaska, at the end of December in a most unseasonable way. Rain was falling and the winds were howling as if it were an ugly fall day. An anemometer on Max's Mountain high above the Alyeska Resort, 45 miles south of Alaska’s largest city, clocked a gust that pegged 94 mph.
Resort staff pushed forward as best they could with New Year's Eve activities. Rains, sometimes torrential, are a recognized winter phenomenon at the sea-level ski area. This time, rain washed out a planned torchlight parade down the slopes, but the weather in the valley was considered good enough for the fireworks display to proceed.
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