| Skeetawk | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of Skeetawk | |
| Location | Hatcher Pass |
| Nearest major city | Palmer 13.5 mi (21.7 km) south |
| Coordinates | 61°44′33.6″N149°13′50.5″W / 61.742667°N 149.230694°W |
| Vertical | 300 [1] |
Skeetawk is a nonprofit ski area in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough of Alaska. After 40 years of community proposals to build a downhill ski area in the Hatcher Pass region, ground was broken in 2020. [2] Its first lift, a triple chair, became operational in June of that year, with plans to add a high-speed lift by 2029. [3] Skeetawk played host to the alpine skiing and snowboarding events in the 2024 Arctic Winter Games. [4] It was named after the Athabaskan word Shk’ituk’t, meaning ‘the place where we slide down’. [5]
