Multiple Southcentral ski areas closed over the weekend citing weather
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Multiple ski areas in Southcentral Alaska have been closed due different weather conditions.
Skeetawk wrote online that it closed this weekend due to warming temperatures and increased rainfall.
Meanwhile, Arctic Valley Ski Area was dealing with the opposite problem. It said online that high winds and lots of snow left one area with a six-foot snow drift. The ski area said it hopes to be fully open next weekend.
Hilltop Ski Area was also keeping skiers and snowboarders off of the slopes due to high winds.
Because the chair lifts have been halted, the slopes have been empty, which has left some with feelings about the winter.
“I was really looking forward to winter, so I’m pretty upset that there’s no snow on the ground this year,” Amy Barkauskas said.
Robert Beaumont told us he is pretty frustrated with the weather.
“Obviously, we live here for winter. We like skiing. That’s one of the reasons we live in Alaska, so. It’s pretty sad to not have snow here. It’s just a little depressing to have winter without snow,” he said.
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