Thanks for a great Opening Weekend. We were rewarded on Monday with 5" of new snowfall (9" in 48 hours) and perfect powder conditions. Tonight’s forecast is for 3-5″ of new snow and winds [...]

It’s Opening Day at Eaglecrest! Ptarmigan, Hooter & Porcupine Chairlifts are running until 3pm. Eaglecrest is open daily through January 10, 2021, with the exceptions of Christmas Day and January 7. There's 3" of new snow [...]

Updated Dec 18, 2020 12:15 PM Opening Day is Saturday, December 19, 2020. The plan has changed since yesterday’s announcement. After receiving 8” of snowfall on Thursday, the weather turned into overnight rain, which has [...]

In an effort to keep our staff, guests, and community healthy, safe, and enjoying the great outdoors, Eaglecrest will follow a new operations plan. We all want to enjoy the entire winter [...]

We have 12 guns running up to the top of Hooter Chairlift, plus two more at Porcupine, and a Winter Weather Advisory starts tonight: 3-5" forecasted! Stay tuned for updates about Opening Day. Snowmaking has [...]

After receiving nearly 80” of snowfall in November, early December’s frightful weather diminished the snowpack and prevented Eaglecrest from opening last weekend. Like everywhere in Southeast Alaska, Eaglecrest was subjected to incredible amounts of [...]

Opening Day is postponed. Eaglecrest is on hold until colder and dryer conditions prevail. The mountain and staff are ready to open, but Mother Nature is throwing us a curveball. Torrential rain, warm temperatures, [...]

Update Nov. 29, 2020: The upper mountain has 11" of new snowfall and 24” in the last four days. It is wind-loaded and resting on weak layers. Real avalanche hazards exist. Eaglecrest is backcountry [...]