Skeetawk is a nonprofit ski area in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough of Alaska. The borough approved a 40-year lease for the land in 2020.[2] Its first lift, a triple chair, became operational in June, 2020.[3] It was named for the Athabaskan word Shk’ituk’t, meaning ‘the place where we slide down’.[4]

Skeetawk
LocationHatcher Pass
Nearest major cityPalmer
Coordinates61°44′33.6″N 149°13′50.5″W / 61.742667°N 149.230694°W / 61.742667; -149.230694
Vertical300[1]

References

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  1. ^ "The Mountain". skeetawk.
  2. ^ Frontiersman.com, Tim Rockey. "Assembly approves 40-year lease for Skeetawk". Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman.
  3. ^ Frontiersman.com, Tim Rockey. "Ready for snow; Skeetawk now has an operating ski lift". Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman.
  4. ^ "FAQs". skeetawk.