All those snow dances apparently paid off.
Juneau’s Eaglecrest Ski Area plans to re-open the Porcupine chairlift on Saturday.
The city-owned ski hill shut down lift operations last month due to this winter’s warmer and wetter than normal conditions.
Crews used last week’s cold snap to manufacture some snow on the lower mountain, and Mother Nature added a few inches this weekend.
“It’ll be good to actually get out and have people up on the mountain again skiing and snowboarding,” says Jeffra Clough, sales and marketing director at Eaglecrest.
In addition to opening Porcupine, Clough says the Wee Ski and Little Rippers programs for kids ages 3 to 6 will restart this weekend. Saturday is also the annual Winter Fireworks Spectacular at Eaglecrest.
Clough says the Hooter, Ptarmagin and Black Bear chairs remain closed. But she says people should keep doing those snow dances, so they can open soon.
