“Bore Tide Deli and Bar is going to be a welcome new location for all of our tram riders. Our skier crowd is going to love this place.”
– Alyeska Resort Mountain Marketing Manager, Ben Napolitano
By P.M. Fadden
Associate Editor
Newly reimagined valley drinks and dining destination, Bore Tide Deli and Bar celebrated with red ribbon luster a grand opening evening capped by sun-flared skies.
The tram-top-perched delicatessen meets cocktail lounge extends health conscious fare alongside signature beverages from a panoramic 3,000 square feet space outfitted with wall-mounted wide-screen televisions and Girdwood’s first frosted tap head.
“What we had in the original Bore Tide was an initially underutilized space. It didn’t work,” said four-year Alyeska Food and Beverage Director Brian Daggett. “This effort is designed to build a venue which matches the quality of our product.”
Bore Tide’s polished, deli-forward format is a premier attempt at an upper tram presence intended to draw lunch through après snow crowds, creating an ascetically pleasing alternative ski-in location to tandem already popular Seven Glaciers Restaurant.
The September 1st ceremony’s evening hour grand opening introduced to private and public sector representatives the dusk-dazzling potential of Bore Tide Deli and Bar as a patron pleasing, valley social hub.
“This has been a labor of love more than a year in the making,” said Daggett. “Working with design firm Three Dimensional Services we’ve created a special space to give both summer and winter crowds options.”
“Depending on the snowfall we receive, chair six gets heavy use, which means the upper tram area seeing lots of visitors,” said Daggett.
“Our skiers have asked us for another top-mountain option,” Daggett continued. “Bore Tide gives guests that quick break spot.”
Alyeska Resort has partnered with Alaska microbrewery King Street to offer Bore Tide Deli and Bar guests an authentic summer signature tap pour in its Alyeska Hopfenweizen, a crafty beverage combining Hefeweizen notes with hops character. Resort administrators announce that said brew will flow through autumn when King Street Brewing will collaborate with the resort in creating a similarly signature winter flavor.
The location’s culinary offerings have been likewise custom built to match Bore Tide’s guest-attracting liquid as well as indoor/outdoor seating options.
Bar menu lists hummus with pita bread, delicatessen sandwiches, cured meats and varied pickled vegetables. Bore Tide’s Deli meanwhile retains its classic flavors. The new venue’s deli portion serves selections of soups, salads, sandwiches, chili bowls and a full children’s board.
“Up here, we’re offering products not available in resort areas,” said Daggett. “We’ve got a great chef who understands catering to active crowds. The result is healthier fare while at the same time fantastic portions.”
“When you think about what we’ve got beverage-wise, and our menus and that we’ve got the first TVs to be installed up here, I think Bore Tide will quickly become the spot to watch football,” Daggett said.
At peak season, Bore Tide opens its deli daily from 11 a.m., its bar daily from noon and posts closing times in keeping with après hour. Additional consideration has been lent to post-piste winter hours including a guest down-tram option replete with portage of ski gear.
“A new venue is a boost to local economy as well,” explained Daggett. “[Bore Tide] will employ three to four persons per shift while the change of location alone has added five additional jobs to the resort and valley. With the bar already open about four or five weeks, we’re seeing visitor figures to suggest a strongly positive patron response.”
“The summer clients are here,” he said. “Now we wish to enhance awareness for our skiing visitors.”
Alyeska Resort estimates a thirty percent Bore Tide Deli and Bar business up-tick over the coming winter, a percentage that resort officials see as supported by current guest activity.
“Our focus now is getting the word out,” said Daggett. “Bore Tide Deli and Bar wants to let their clients know that we’re here for them and ready for a great winter.”
A venue with a view; the re-born Bore Tide Deli and Bar’s September 1st grand opening atop the Alyeska Resort Tramway was a celebration marked by snacks, beverages, and Turnagain Arm sun.
Bore Tide Bar space wraps adjacent to its classic Deli. The two halves form the grandly opened Bore Tide Deli and Bar and span 3000 square feet of aerial vistas.