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The Alaska Lost Ski Areas Project (ALSAP) is an Alaskan historical web site with the goal of documenting all lost downhill, cross country and jump ski sites in Alaska. A lost ski area is a site that was once used regularly for skiing, but is not used or used only rarely for skiing now. This web site is updated when new information on lost ski areas in Alaska is found or contributed. More information on lost Alaskan ski areas is always welcome ! Especially digital scans of old photos of lost ski areas in use.

Check the Recent Updates link to see what has recently been added. Here are some interesting lost ski area web pages that you might want to check out: Fire Island, City Ski Bowl, Independence Mine, Nome's Dry Creek, Kennecott, Mount McKinley Army Recreation Camp, Arctic Valley, Cleary Summit, UAF Ski Hill, Curry Ski Hill, Manitoba, the Dan Moller Ski Trail and the Homer sites starting with the Kachemak Ski Club First Rope Tow. Also, the remote Cold War radar Air Force Stations have offered surprising lost ski areas. Places like Cape Newenham AFS, Murphy Dome AFS, Tatalina AFS and Indian Mountain AFS.

Plus - don't miss these lost xc sites: Anchorage 4th Avenue and Girdwood Jr. National Trail.

Thanks to all the folks that have a piece of Alaska in their heart, whether they live in Alaska or not - who have contributed lost skiing site information (see the ALSAPPERS list). Your efforts to help preserve Alaskan skiing history are appreciated by many!!!

Last update to ALSAP: 06 Aug 2024

So far: 143 lost ski areas have been identified in Alaska.

(94 downhill or mix, 41 cross country only, 8 jump only)

Lost Downhill Ski Areas

Adak Ski Hill ~ Mt. Moffett, Adak Island
Attu Ski Hill ~ Massacre Valley, Attu Island
Alaska Methodist University Ski Hill ~ Anchorage
Alyeska Glacier Ski Lift ~ Girdwood
Anton Larsen Pass Ski Area ~ Kodiak
Arctic Valley Ski Bowl ~ Anchorage
Aurora Lodge ~ Salcha
Cape Romanzof AFS ~ Western Alaska, Y-K Delta
Cape Newenham AFS ~ Southwestern Alaska
Centennial Park ~ Anchorage
Chena Hot Springs Ski Run ~ Fairbanks
Chena River Ski Slide ~ Fairbanks
Chiniak Ski Road ~ Kodiak Island
* Chitina Ski Slope ~ Chitina
* Chugach Mountain Recreation Center ~ Valdez
* Chugach National Forest Proposed Ski Areas ~ Kenai Peninsula
* Chugach State Park Proposed Ski Areas ~ South Central Alaska
Circle Hot Springs Rope Tow ~ Central
City Ski Bowl ~ Anchorage
Cleary Summit ~ Steese Highway, Fairbanks
College Ski and Toboggan Slide ~ College (Fairbanks)
Cooper Landing Snowcat Operation ~ Cooper Landing, Kenai Peninsula
* Country Lanes Estates Ski Hill ~ Anchorage
Curry Ski Hill ~ Curry
Dan Moller Ski Trail, 1st and 2nd Meadows Ski Areas (3) ~ West Juneau / Douglas Island
Deer Mountain ~ Ketchikan
Divide Ski Area ~ Mile 12 Seward Highway, Seward
Douglas Ski Bowl ~ West Juneau / Douglas Island
Dry Creek ~ Nome
Eagle River Rope Tow ~ Eagle River
* Eagle Valley Resort ~ Eagle River
Evergreen Bowl ~ Juneau
* Fairbanks Area Proposed Ski Areas ~ Fairbanks North Star Borough
Fishhook Creek Ski Hill ~ Hatcher Pass, Palmer
Fire Island AFS Ski Area ~ Anchorage
Firetower Hill at Fort Greely ~ Delta Junction
Forest Park Golf Course ~ Anchorage
Fred Anderson Rope Tow ~ Homer
Golden Stairs Ski Slopes ~ Cordova
Government Hill Ski Run ~ Anchorage
* Government Peak Ski Area ~ Hatcher Pass, Palmer
Grandview / Grandview Ski Train ~ Grandview (Between Portage and Moose Pass)
Gunsight Mountain Ski Hill ~ Tahneta Pass
Gustavus Sandhill Dunes ~ Gustavus
Harbor Mountain Ski Hill ~ Sitka
Hariett Hunt Ski Area ~ Ketchikan
Hatcher Heli-Skiing Operation ~ Palmer
* Hatcher Pass Ski Area ~ Hatcher Pass, Palmer
Hatcher Pass Snowcat Operation ~ Palmer
* Harding Ice Field Proposed Ski Tow ~ Seward
Hilltop (Old) Ski Area ~ Anchorage
* Hilltop Ski Area Proposed Expansion ~ Anchorage
Hilltop Youth Rope Tow ~ Anchorage
Homer Elementary School Practice Hill ~ Homer
Homer First Rope Tow ~ Homer
Homer Second Rope Tow ~ Homer
Hoonah Rope Tow ~ Hoonah
Independence Mine Ski Resort ~ Hatcher Pass, Palmer
Indian Mountain AFS ~ near Hughes
Kaw-wah-ee Ski Area ~ West Juneau / Douglas Island
Kennecott Mill Town Ski Hill ~ Kennecott (aka Kennicott)
* Kincaid Park Rope Tow ~ Anchorage
Lake Perseverance Rope Tow ~ Ketchikan
Lazy Mountain Rope Tow ~ Palmer
Little Susitna Roadhouse Ski Hill ~ Hatcher Pass, Palmer
Lower Summit Lake Family Rope Tow ~ Lower Summit Lake, Kenai Peninsula
Manitoba Ski Area ~ Lower Summit Lake, Kenai Peninsula
Martin Buser Family Rope Tow ~ Big Lake
Martin's Mini Mountain ~ Ketchikan
Mosquito Lake Ski Hill ~ Haines
Mount McKinley Army Recreation Camp (3) ~ Mount Healey, McKinley Park
++ Mount Susitna Snomobile/Ski Operation ~ Susitna Valley
++ Mt. Pingo Ski Hill ~ Prudhoe Bay
Murphy Dome AFS Rope Tow ~ Fairbanks
Mt. Marathon Ski Run ~ Seward
Newton Peak Rope Tow ~ Nome
Ohlson Mountain Air Force Rope Tow ~ Homer
Pan Alaska Ski Hill ~ Unalaska
Paradise Valley Rope Tow ~ Anchorage
Paxson Rope Tow ~ Paxson
Perseverance Rope Tow ~ Juneau
Petersburg Ski Area ~ Petersburg
Peters Creek Ski Area ~ Peters Creek
++ Portage Glacier Fly-In Skiing ~ Portage
Ptarmigan Valley Resort ~ Chugiak
Rabbit Creek Rope Tow ~ Anchorage
Rainbow Mountain Troop Training Area ~ Richardson Highway, Alaska Range
++ Raven Glacier Fly-In Skiing ~ Western Chugach Mountains
** Ravenwood Ski Area ~ Eielson AFB, North Pole
* Red Dog Mine Ski Hill ~ Red Dog / Kivalina
Romig Hill ~ Anchorage
Russian Jack Ski Hill ~ Anchorage
** Salmonberry Ski Hill ~ Valdez
Seldovia Ski Tow ~ Seldovia
Sheridan Ski Club First Rope Tow ~ Cordova
Ski Boot Hill ~ Fairbanks
Ski Bowl ~ Unalaska
Soldotna Ski Hill ~ Soldotna
Sparrevohn AFS ~ south of Lime Village
Svedland - McLay East Hill Downhill Course ~ Homer
Stuckagain Heights Rope Tow ~ Anchorage
* Sugarloaf Mountain ~ Valdez
Summit Lake Ski Hill ~ Summit Lake, Kenai Peninsula
Tatalina AFS Rope Tow ~ Tatalina (near McGrath)
Thompson Pass Rope Tow ~ Valdez
* Tokositna Ski Area ~ Denali State Park
Tripod Ski Trails ~ Cordova
University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Ski Hill ~ Fairbanks
Ullrhaven ~ Fairbanks
* Whittier Proposed Ski Areas ~ Whittier
Young Road Rope Tow ~ Haines
* = Planned ski area, but never built (not included in the lost areas count)
** = A ski area that was lost, but then came back to life (not included in lost areas count)
++ = "Novelty" lost ski area with interesting history (not included in lost areas count)

Lost Cross Country Ski Trails

1969 Jr. National X-C Ski Trail ~ Girdwood
4th Avenue / Downtown Racing Trails ~ Anchorage
Arctic Valley Cross Country Ski Loop ~ Anchorage
Bear Lake Ski Trail ~ Seward
Browning Homestead Ski Trails ~ Homer
Campion AFS ~ near Galena
++ Canwell Glacier Stampede ~ Richardson Highway, Alaska Range
Centennial Park ~ Anchorage
Chilkoot Barracks (Fort Haines) ~ Haines
Dimond High School Ski Trails ~ Anchorage
Douglas Bowl Ski Trails ~ West Juneau / Douglas Island
Dry Creek ~ Nome
Eklutna Glacier Military Training Site ~ Western Chugach Mountains
Flattop Tundra Trails ~ Anchorage
Forest Park Golf Course ~ Anchorage
Fort Davis ~ Nome
Fort Egbert ~ Eagle
Fort Gibbon ~ Tanana
Fort Greely Biathlon Trails ~ Delta Junction
Fort Liscum ~ Valdez
Fort Saint Michael ~ Saint Michael
Fort Richardson Base Ski Training Areas ~ Fort Richardson (Anchorage)
Gastineau Meadows Ski Trails ~ Douglas / Douglas Island
Glen Alps Early Season XC Ski Loop ~ Anchorage
* Harding Ice Field Proposed Skiing Facility ~ Seward
Homer Heights Territorial School ~ Homer
Juneau Lions Club Cropley Lake Trail ~ Douglas Island
Kotzebue AFS ~ Kotzebue
Lake Otis Ski Trails ~ Anchorage
Lincoln Creek Subdivision Ski Trails ~ Fairbanks
Mendeltna Creek Lodge Ski Trails ~ Mendeltna
Moose Run Golf Course ~ Fort Richardson, Anchorage
Muldoon Park Ski Trails ~ Anchorage
Murphy Dome Airstrip and Trails ~ Fairbanks
Ninilchik School Ski Trail ~ Ninilchik
Ohlson Mountain Trails ~ Homer
Oilwell Road Ski Trails ~ Ninilchik
Petersburg Ski Club Trails ~ Petersburg
Pt. Woronzof Ski Trails ~ Anchorage
++ Sami Reindeer Herding ~ Western Alaska
* South Coastal Trail ~ Anchorage
St. Paul Territorial Guard Skiing ~ St. Paul
Turnagain Pass ~ Kenai Peninsula
Tustumena School Ski Trails ~ Kasilof
Umiat Naval Petroleum Reserve Camp ~ Umiat
US Army Biathlon Training Center ~ Fort Richardson, Anchorage
Wendler Jr. High / ACC Ski Trail ~ Anchorage
Whiteout Glacier XC Ski Training ~ Western Chugach Mountains
* = Planned ski trail, but never built (not included in the lost areas count)
** = Ski trails that were lost, but then came back to life (not included in lost areas count)
++ = Lost skiing areas with interesting history (not included in lost areas count)

Lost Ski Jumps

Alaska Methodist University Ski Jump ~ Anchorage
Alyeska Ski Jump ~ Girdwood
Arctic Valley Ski Jump ~ Fort Richardson, Anchorage
Birch Hill Ski Jump ~ Fairbanks
Chena Ridge Ski Jump ~ Fairbanks
Curry Ski Jump ~ Curry
Dry Creek Ski Jump ~ Nome
* Eagle River (Olympics) Jump ~ Eagle River
Fort Greely Ski Jump ~ Delta Junction
Hilltop (Old) Ski Area Jump ~ Anchorage
* Kincaid Park Ski Jumps ~ Anchorage
Kjosen Hill Ski Jump ~ Anchorage
Mile 12 Ski Jump (Divide Ski Area) ~ Seward
Petersburg Ski Jump ~ Petersburg
Richmond Hill Ski Jump ~ Anchorage
Romig Hill Ski Jump ~ Anchorage
Russian Jack Ski Jump ~ Anchorage
Sheridan Ski Club Jump ~ Cordova
Skarland Ski Jump ~ UAF, Fairbanks
Soldotna Ski Jump ~ Soldotna
Watertank Hill / City Ski Bowl Jump ~ Anchorage
West Juneau Jump Hill ~ West Juneau / Douglas Island

* = Ski jump planned, but never built (not included in the lost areas count)

"Lure of the North" - 1940 Alaskan Skiing Article by Ted Coomara

Plus: Vintage Photos of Alaskan Ski Areas Currently in Operation

Please note: The information about these lost ski sites is the best that we have. But that doesn't mean that it is all accurate. If you find an error about a ski area, have a different opinion about ski area facts, or have more information .... Please contact us and let us know! Your help will make this a better historical resource. Thanks.

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