Eaglecrest Ski Area
Ski resort · United States
Is it worth the trip?
Every day scores the same
Eaglecrest Ski Area is closed for the season on these dates.
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 52 cm
- Depth
- 0.8 mmid 0.3 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -1°C
- Wind
- 4 kn
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 48 cm
- Depth
- 0.8 mmid 0.3 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -1°C
- Wind
- 9 kn
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 26 cm
- Depth
- 0.8 mmid 0.2 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- 0°C
- Wind
- 6 kn
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 20 cm
- Depth
- 1 mmid 0.3 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- 0°C
- Wind
- 10 kn
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 26 cm
- Depth
- 1.1 mmid 0.3 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -1°C
- Wind
- 15 kn
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 27 cm
- Depth
- 1.2 mmid 0.4 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -2°C
- Wind
- 13 kn
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 7 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
The resort in three facts
- Top 794 mvillage 341 m
- 17 km of runsevery grade
- Open December–Aprilusually
Full forecast
every day, every number
Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.
We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check Coastal Alaska Avalanche Center.
| Day | Score | Fresh72 h | Depthtop, mid, base | Coldestat top | Windat top |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | 42 cm | 0.7 mmid 0.3 mbase 0 m | -1°C | wind, 8 knots |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | 52 cm | 0.8 mmid 0.3 mbase 0 m | -1°C | wind, 4 knots |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | 48 cm | 0.8 mmid 0.3 mbase 0 m | -1°C | wind, 9 knots |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | 26 cm | 0.8 mmid 0.2 mbase 0 m | 0°C | wind, 6 knots |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | 20 cm | 1 mmid 0.3 mbase 0 m | 0°C | wind, 10 knots |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | 26 cm | 1.1 mmid 0.3 mbase 0 m | -1°C | wind, 15 knots |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | 27 cm | 1.2 mmid 0.4 mbase 0 m | -2°C | wind, 13 knots |
Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Dec–Mar
Good ski days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Snow by month
| Month | Base341 m | Mid568 m | Top794 m | Coldestat the top |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | none | 0.1 m | 4.9 m | 8°C |
| Aug | none | none | 4.8 m | 7°C |
| Sep | none | none | 4.8 m | 4°C |
| Oct | none | 0.1 m | 4.9 m | 0°C |
| Nov | 0.3 m | 0.6 m | 5.5 m | -5°C |
| Dec | 1.1 m | 1.5 m | 6.3 m | -6°C |
| Jan | 1.6 m | 2.0 m | 6.8 m | -5°C |
| Feb | 2.1 m | 2.6 m | 7.3 m | -7°C |
| Mar | 2.1 m | 2.8 m | 7.5 m | -5°C |
| Apr | 2.1 m | 2.7 m | 7.5 m | -2°C |
| May | 1.4 m | 2.2 m | 7.2 m | 2°C |
| Jun | 0.1 m | 1.0 m | 6.1 m | 6°C |
Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.
Map
the resort, its town, photos
Eaglecrest Ski Area on Google Maps · Directions
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Eaglecrest Ski Area
Village 341 m.
A ski resort with its village at 341 m and its top at 794 m. It has 17 km of runs and 3 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 444 m, from 794 m to 350 m. For beginners and families: 74% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate). For experts: 4 km of advanced, expert and freeride runs. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in March, about 7.5 m at the top (794 m). For skiers the best months are usually January, February, March and December, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Juneau.
Eaglecrest Ski Area is a public ski area on Douglas Island in the U.S. state of Alaska, across Gastineau Channel from Juneau. The area is owned and operated by Juneau's municipal government. Eaglecrest has 3 double chairlifts accessing 640 acres (2.6 km2), with 36 marked alpine runs, two Nordic skiing loops, and access to world-class backcountry. Vertical drop is 1,620 ft (490 m) with an average snowfall of 320" and a record snowfall of 640" in 2011.
Southeast Alaska's only ski area, Eaglecrest's season generally runs from the first weekend of December through mid-April.
From the Wikipedia article Eaglecrest Ski Area by Wikipedia contributors, shortened by us. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
The ski area
Runs from 350 m to 794 m: 444 m of vertical. 17 km of runs and 3 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Eaglecrest Ski Area.
| Easy | 5.8 km |
|---|---|
| Intermediate | 6.9 km |
| Advanced | 4.4 km |
| Chairlifts | 3 |
|---|
Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.
For families
74% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate).
No public pool, ice rink, leisure centre, ski school or childcare is mapped within 5 km of the village. That may mean nobody has mapped them yet.
The Family filter counts these. Check opening times before you go.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Juneau
11 min by car · 20 places to stay
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