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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 Tuesday April 15th
New snow last 24 hours: 0″
New snow since last week: 0″
Total snow depth: 30+”
Bonus Weekend #1 Plans
When we finally opened at the beginning of February, I wasn’t sure we’d make it through our announced closing date on April 12th. At the time, our thin snowpack and consistently warm temperatures were a bad omen for a long ski/ride season. Fortunately a few small snow events in March, and last week’s unseasonably snowy weather have helped us push through and stay open longer than originally planned!
We hope you come out this weekend and support us to keep the season going! We need three things to try for a second weekend: Enough snow (fingers crossed), enough employees (looking good), and enough customers. We need to make about $13,000 to cover our expenses for another weekend of operation, so bring a friend or two, buy a pizza and a beer, a new sweatshirt or t-shirt (all merch will be 20% off!) and renew your membership or season pass for next year. It will all count towards keeping us going for another weekend.
As always for our bonus days, we’ll be open noon-6pm. We plan to operate Chair 1, Chair 2, and the handle tow. Rentals will be available, but we will not have lessons, and the tubing park is closed for the season.
Shredfest is on Saturday the 19th! This snowboard event features a banked slalom course, set off of Chair 2. Come up today and get some laps in to preview the course. More info and registration at https://arcticvalley.org/shredfest2025/
Thanks for your support, and see you this weekend!
John Robinson-Wilson
General Manager, Arctic Valley Ski Area
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.
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Grooming report
Base & beginner areas: Friday 4/11
Ptarmigan Bowl: Wednesday 4/9
South of Chair 1: Friday 4/11
Return from the saddle/backcountry up track: Friday 4/11
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 – Closed for the season
Walk Up Ski & Snowboard Lessons
Snowboard lessons – N/A
Ski lessons – N/A
For questions, please contact us at info@arcticvalley.org (Wed-Sun) or 907-301-1031 (Thu-Sun).
Road Conditions
Updated: Sunday April 13th
Arctic Valley Road is melted down to dirt. Beware of some areas of mud – please try to skirt around them to not make them any worse.
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.
