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Skeetawk

Skeetawk is a nonprofit ski area in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough of Alaska. After 40 years of community proposals to build a downhill ski area in the Hatcher Pass region, ground was broken in 2020. Its first lift, a triple chair, became operational in June of that year, with plans to add a high-speed lift by 2029. Skeetawk played host to the alpine skiing and snowboarding events in the 2024 Arctic Winter Games. It was named after the Athabaskan word Shk’ituk’t, meaning ‘the place where we slide down’.

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Skeetawk
Map
Interactive map of Skeetawk
LocationHatcher Pass
Nearest cityPalmer
13.5 mi (21.7 km) south
Coordinates61°44′33.6″N 149°13′50.5″W / 61.742667°N 149.230694°W / 61.742667; -149.230694
Vertical3001

Skeetawk is a nonprofit ski area in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough of Alaska. After 40 years of community proposals to build a downhill ski area in the Hatcher Pass region, ground was broken in 2020.2 Its first lift, a triple chair, became operational in June of that year, with plans to add a high-speed lift by 2029.3 Skeetawk played host to the alpine skiing and snowboarding events in the 2024 Arctic Winter Games.4 It was named after the Athabaskan word Shk’ituk’t, meaning ‘the place where we slide down’.5

References

References

  1. "The Mountain". skeetawk.
  2. Frontiersman.com, Tim Rockey. "Assembly approves 40-year lease for Skeetawk". Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman.
  3. Frontiersman.com, Tim Rockey. "Ready for snow; Skeetawk now has an operating ski lift". Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman.
  4. Arctic Winter Games 2024
  5. "FAQs". skeetawk.