Hilltop Ski Area
294 ft vertical3 lifts30 acres
Lessons · Rentals · Terrain park
No homes listed within 25 mi right now
Local ski area
Arctic Valley Ski Area
Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage County, Alaska
About Arctic Valley Ski Area
Lift-served downhill skiing at a local or community hill, including rope-tow areas.
- Volunteer and staff-run alpine area in the Chugach foothills above Anchorage, run by the nonprofit Anchorage Ski Club.
- Offers ski and snowboard rentals and lessons, and snow tubing staff are being hired for winter.
- Operator page lists lifts including a T-bar and Chair 1, with Wikipedia giving two double chairs and one T-bar.
Nearby MyStateMLS ski homes
No participating MyStateMLS listings are within 25 miles of Arctic Valley Ski Area right now.
Season
- Usual season
- Not published
- 2026-27 announced opening
- 2026-12-12 (tentative)
- 2026-27 announced closing
- 2027-04-11 (tentative)
- Today's conditions
- Check the official site for lifts, trails and snow
Season dates from arcticvalley.org. Opening dates depend on snow.
Terrain and facilities
- Summit elevation
- 4,000 ft
- Base elevation
- 2,500 ft
- Vertical drop
- 1,500 ft
- Skiable area
- 320 acres
- Trails
- 24
- Lifts
- 3
Source: en.wikipedia.org.
Skiing here: Downhill skiing, Snowboarding. Snowboarding is allowed.
Amenities: Lessons, Rentals, Snow tubing.
Weather forecast
Today
39°F · Rain · 87% precip.
39°F · Rain · 87% precip.
Tonight
32°F · Scattered Rain And Snow Showers · 74% precip.
32°F · Scattered Rain And Snow Showers · 74% precip.
Saturday
38°F · Scattered Rain And Snow Showers · 46% precip.
38°F · Scattered Rain And Snow Showers · 46% precip.
Saturday Night
30°F · Scattered Rain And Snow Showers · 39% precip.
30°F · Scattered Rain And Snow Showers · 39% precip.
Sunday
36°F · Scattered Snow Showers · 36% precip.
36°F · Scattered Snow Showers · 36% precip.
Sunday Night
28°F · Mostly Cloudy · 10% precip.
28°F · Mostly Cloudy · 10% precip.
National Weather Service forecast near the base parking lot (unnamed osm lot inside arctic valley ski area winter_sports ar (about 1,565 ft), issued recently. Summit weather can differ. Full forecast at weather.gov
Active National Weather Service alerts for this point:
- High Wind Warning issued October 30 at 6:39AM AKDT until October 30 at 11:00AM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK (until Oct 30, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC)
Snow report: see the official site for current snowfall, base depth and grooming.
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Sources and verification
Checked against the operator's or land manager's site. Last checked Oct 29, 2026.
- Arctic Valley home page (checked Oct 29, 2026) · supports: name, operator, amenities
- Arctic Valley lift rates and hours (checked Oct 29, 2026) · supports: address, season, lifts
- Wikipedia: Arctic Valley Ski Area (checked Oct 29, 2026) · supports: metrics, coordinates
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