I hope this finds you doing well in these challenging times. As you can imagine the Covid-19 Pandemic and resulting response has had a tremendous impact on our operations at Arctic Valley. The resulting protective restrictions on our operations prevented us from finishing out our regular operations and also eliminated our spring fundraising events, including our annual […]
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Update on Arctic Valley’s concession contract
We have negotiated a final concession contract with Alaska State Parks. Unfortunately a small group of obstructionists have decided to sue the State over our concession contract. You can read the latest update on our concession contract page. […]
Policy and operations updates in response to COVID-19
Updated Friday, March 20, 2020 Arctic Valley will be suspending operations after Sunday, March 22nd. If the current situation improves, we hope to be able to re-open in mid-April for some spring skiing. The snowpack this year is great, and we hope it outlasts this virus! Our main goal in staying open this week has […]
Merry Marmot 2020!
Merry Marmot 2020 is on Saturday, March 28th. We’ll have more info in the coming weeks … but put it on your calendar now! We’ll be updating the Merry Marmot page as details are finalized. […]
Board of Directors Recruiting
Arctic Valley Ski Area and the Anchorage Ski Club are recruiting candidates for our Board of Directors. The Board of Directors oversees operations, provides guidance, and strategic planning for Arctic Valley Ski Area. This is an exciting time for Arctic Valley – we are on the cusp of having a long term concession agreement which will […]
2020 Member Ski Free Days
One of the perks of becoming a regular or life member of the Anchorage Ski Club is member ski free days! This year, the remaining dates are: Sunday, January 19 Sunday, February 2 Sunday, March 8 Saturday, April 4 (tentative) If you haven’t purchased a membership yet, you can buy one here! […]
Membership Kick-off Party at 49th State Brewing
Our annual winter season kickoff party is at 49th State Brewing Company on Friday, November 22nd from 7pm-11pm. This FREE event features your favorite musicians from the Afterglow Pub, membership signups, season pass pick up, great beer, food, and all your friends from Arctic Valley! Music schedule: 7:00 pm Sue & Co 7:30 pm TLoop […]
Level 1 Films “ROMANCE” November 14th @ Williwaw Social!
COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE ANCHORAGE SKI CLUB & THE ARCTIC VALLEY SKI TEAM! CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS In 1999 the old sport of skiing had just been given new life, and Level 1 was conceived to document its progress into the future. With twenty years in the rear-view mirror it still stands true- […]
Free Guided Hike on Sunday, July 21st
We’re hosting a guided hike at Arctic Valley on Sunday, July 21st! Join us from 4pm-6pm for a jaunt up to the saddle with a volunteer from the Anchorage Ski Club. Depending on group speed and timing, we may continue up Mt Gordon-Lyon. Ivan will be leading the hike, and will talk about the natural and […]
FREE Guided Hike on Thursday, July 4th!
We’re hosting a guided hike at Arctic Valley on Thursday, July 4th! Join us from 6pm-7:45pm for a jaunt up to the saddle with a volunteer from the Anchorage Ski Club. Ivan will be leading the hike, and will talk about the natural and human history of the Arctic Valley area. If you’d like to learn […]
