Skeetawk

Nonprofit ski area in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

LocationHatcher Pass
Nearest major cityPalmer
13.5 mi (21.7 km) south
Coordinates61°44′33.6″N 149°13′50.5″W
Vertical300[1]
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Skeetawk
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LocationHatcher Pass
Nearest major cityPalmer
13.5 mi (21.7 km) south
Coordinates61°44′33.6″N 149°13′50.5″W
Vertical300[1]
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