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A view from the lodge roof looking approximately East towards Ptarmigan Bowl. Click to see a larger image. Provided by our friends at Borealis Broadband.
Snow Report
Updated Monday February 17th
New snow last 24 hours: 0″
New snow since last week: Trace
Total snow depth: 30+”
Today we’re open for skiing, snowboarding, and snow tubing. For President’s Day, we’ll operate the T-bar and Chair 1 from 10:30-5:00. We offer discounted tickets due to not operating Chair 2 on weekdays – click for rates.
Chair 1 line and Ptarmigan Bowl were groomed Friday night/Saturday morning, and we’ll refresh some of the base area grooming this morning before opening. Yesterday the snow softened up nicely in the afternoon once temperatures rose above freezing, and since it never really dropped below freezing overnight, we expect nice soft riding on and off trail today as well!
At 8:15am, temperature at the lodge is a tropical 34 degrees, we have mostly cloudy skies, and winds are below 10 mph. The forecast calls for the cloud cover to lighten a bit today and the winds to pick up – but we’ve been well below the wind forecast the past few days, so will keep our fingers crossed that stays the case.
We still have tubing tickets available for the 1:30, 3:00, 5:00 & 6:30pm sessions today – buy your tickets here!
Note for backcountry skiers & riders: Ski area boundaries are closed for uphill travel. The areas north of Toklat Creek are always open for backcountry travel, and are accessed from the hiking kiosk in the parking lot. No rescue services are available, and no snow safety activities are being performed. Be prepared for thin coverage, hidden obstacles, open water, and avalanche conditions. TRAVEL AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Current Weather Conditions
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Grooming report
Base & beginner areas: Sunday 2/16
Ptarmigan Bowl: Saturday 2/15
South of Chair 1: Saturday 2/15
Return from the saddle/backcountry up track: Sunday 2/16
Note: Uphill travelers assume all liability by using this route. Stay on the uphill (left) side of the route as you travel up valley. Stay single file when passing skiers/snowboarders. Beware of high speed downhill traffic. Skiers/snowboarders have the right of way. All dogs must be under voice control or leashed.
Reservation Availability – Friday Feb 21
Snow Tubing
11:30 – Not Available
1:30 – Available
3:00 – Available
5:00 – Available
6:30 – Available
Walk Up Ski & Snowboard Lessons
Snowboard lessons – Not available
Ski lessons – Not available
For questions, please contact us at info@arcticvalley.org (Wed-Sun) or 907-301-1031 (Thu-Sun).
Road Conditions
Updated: Monday February 17th
Arctic Valley Road is in good winter driving condition. As always, we recommend 4WD/AWD, and please exercise caution. There is a bit of overflow just past the gate at the bottom of the road – please be cautious in this area. We have reported the problem for JBER so their crew can come out and thaw the culvert.
Below is the current schedule for military live fire exercises on Arctic Valley Road:
For most exercises, road guards will allow traffic to flow every 20-30 minutes in each direction. For some exercises, the waits may be 30-40 minutes. The road (unless noted above) should not be ‘closed’. If road guards are communicating longer wait times than those listed above, or telling you the road is closed, please call JBER Range Control at 907-384-6230 and report the issue. They will work to make sure the units conducting training are following the road access rules.
