The Clemens family of Petersburg ride the chair lift up the Eaglecrest bunny hill over spring break 2026. The spring skiing was excellent thanks to the record snowfall Juneau received this season.
My wife was in a meeting with a few lobbyists talking about attending a legislative fly-in in Juneau, and someone mentioned sneaking off to Eaglecrest while they were there. "Eaglecrest is the ski resort in Juneau, right?" someone else asked.
A few others laughed, and said, "Ski resort? No. Eaglecrest is a ski area."
And that about sums it up. Eaglecrest is the ski hill for a southeast Alaskan's soul. Lots of people wearing xtratufs around the lodge. No spa. No condos. No trouble finding a parking spot. No lift lines. No high-speed lifts. Reasonable lift ticket prices, and this winter, no shor...
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