Outdoors

Booking opens Thursday for Sítʼ Yá Hítʼ or “‘Face of the Glacier House” at the Mendenhall Campground — Juneau’s first Forest Service cabin named in Lingít.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is building a berm parallel to Back Loop Road.

Eaglecrest Ski Area’s board approved price increases for season and day passes at Juneau’s city-owned ski mountain last week. The board also voted to implement a 3% fee for credit card transactions beginning in July. 

On this episode of Garden Talk, host Bostin Christopher talks with Darren Snyder about soil preparation: fertilizing it, warming it, and the various soil types and how to manage them.

The U.S. and Canada have decided hikers will not be able to complete the full trail because its international boundary – which sits atop a rugged mountain pass – is not an official port of entry.

Unstable conditions have been reported in other parts of Alaska, too, including near Girdwood and Turnagain Pass.