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Hatcher Pass Snowcat Operation

1990s
Name of Ski Area: Hatcher Pass, name of snowcat operation: Glacier Snowcat Skiing and Tours
Location: Palmer, on mountains in the Hatcher Pass area, operations based at the Motherlode Lodge on the Hatcher Pass Road.
Type of Area: Ski-able mountain slopes
Dates of Operation: 1990s
Who Built It?: The owner of Glacier Snowcat Skiing and Tours was Chris Nettles
Base/ Vertical Drop:

Base: ~1700' / Vertical: Up to ~3000'

Lifts: Snowcat
Facilities: The Motherlode Lodge
Miscellaneous: Awesome parties at the Motherlode Lodge where skis were burned in huge bonfires as offerings to Ullr, the god of snow.
Sources of Information:

Tim Kelley

Photos: Does anyone have pictures of Glacier Snowcat Skiing that they would like to contribute to ALSAP ?

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This large scale topo shows where the Motherlode Lodge (formerly the Little Susitna Roadhouse) and Hatcher Pass is located relative to Palmer and Wasilla.

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A zoomed in topo view shows the areas around the Mother Lode Lodge.  Depending on snow conditions various slopes to the north, west and southwest of the lodge would be used for the snowcat operations.

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