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Pacific NW/AK/BC Skeetawk Ski Area in Hatcher Pass, AK

Tricia

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Does anybody have any idea how close Skeetawk is to building the upper mountain chairlifts?

I spent a night earlier this summer at the Hatcher Pass Lodge, and the pictures hanging up in the dining area of the area in winter look absolutely stunning. The whole area up there is basically all above treeline. The Talkeetna Mountains are far from the tallest in Alaska, but boy are they beautifully craggy and dramatic looking. Some day, probably far in the future, I want to come back and visit Alaska in the winter and both do some heli-skiing and also some backcountry skiing out of places like Hatcher Pass and Turnagain Pass.
Phil can fill in the blanks, but IIRC they have plans to build more lift access within the next 2-5 years. They are working on fundraising and paperwork right now. The more immediate plans were to finish a lodge of sorts for rentals.
 
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