Photos: Alyeska Resort’s newest attraction suspends you a half-mile high

Visitors can walk over two bridges that span 600 feet.

By Emily Mesner
Updated: July 21, 2023 Published: July 21, 2023

Jessica Gianoli, a Veilbreaker Skybridges guide, crosses New Year’s Chute after helping lead a tour at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood on Thursday, July 20, 2023. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Alyeska Resort’s newest outdoor attraction — Veilbreaker Skybridges — opened to the public Monday.

Following guides and equipped with harnesses and helmets, visitors can traverse two bridges that are suspended 2,500 feet above the valley floor, connecting three peaks and spanning a total of 600 feet.

The trip begins at the Alyeska Aerial Tram, followed by a 20- to 30-minute walk to the first bridge.

In total, the tour takes two to three hours and is labeled as an experience for people of all skill levels. Veilbreaker Skybridges is open July to September.

The cost is $150 per person and includes the tram pass.

Ryan Merrill looks back at his son, Caden Merrill, as they cross over Christmas Chute on Thursday. The pair, visiting Alaska from Ohio, were among some of the first to try out the bridges, which opened to the public four days prior on July 17. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Brooks Hennessy, a Veilbreaker Skybridges guide at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, waits to harness people to a bridge during a tour. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

People walk across the skybridge above New Year’s Chute at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood on Thursday. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Jessica Gianoli, a Veilbreaker Skybridges guide, and Ryan Merrill, visiting from Ohio, walk to the second bridge after crossing over Christmas Chute. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Jessica Gianoli, a Veilbreaker Skybridges guide, watches as people cross over New Year’s Chute during a tour. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Girl In Alaska’s Danika Baldwin films herself as she crosses over New Year’s Chute during a Veilbreaker Skybridges tour at Alyeska Resort. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

The skybridge above New Year’s Chute is one of two Veilbreaker Skybridges that collectively span 600 feet and are suspended 2,500 feet above the valley floor, at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood on Thursday, July 20, 2023. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Emily Mesner

Emily Mesner is a multimedia journalist for the Anchorage Daily News. She previously worked for the National Park Service at Denali National Park and Preserve and the Western Arctic National Parklands in Kotzebue, at the Cordova Times and at the Jackson Citizen Patriot in Jackson, Michigan.

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