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Arctic Valley snow forecast

summit 1,192 m / 3,911 ft · vertical 419 m / 1,375 ft

Nonprofit-run ski area in the Chugach Mountains just outside Anchorage, 419 m of vertical.

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7-day snow forecast

Summit1,192 m / 3,911 ft23 cm (9 in)
Base772 m / 2,533 ft13 cm (5 in)

National Weather Service, next 7 days: 7 cm (3 in) (forecaster-adjusted, 1,036 m / 3,399 ft grid).

DaySummitBaseHigh/low
Thu 17 cm · 3″5 cm · 2″-4°/-6°C
Fri 20 cm · 0″0 cm · 0″-2°/-15°C
Sat 32 cm · 1″1 cm · 0″-1°/-16°C
Sun 45 cm · 2″2 cm · 1″2°/-2°C
Mon 56 cm · 2″3 cm · 1″1°/-4°C
Tue 63 cm · 1″2 cm · 1″1°/-5°C
Wed 71 cm · 0″0 cm · 0″0°/-5°C

New snow per day; high/low at the summit. Updated 1 Oct 2026, 18:39 UTC; days are local to the resort.

Observed snow

New, 24 h8 cm (3 in)
New, 72 h8 cm (3 in)
Snow depth13 cm (5 in)

Measured at Anchorage Hillside (SNOTEL, 582 m / 1,910 ft, 17 km away), last reading 1 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC.

Avalanche danger

No current rating from Chugach State Park, Chugach National Forest Avalanche Center.

Read the full avalanche forecast before heading into the backcountry.

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Resorts: © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0) · Forecast: NOAA National Weather Service · Snow: USDA NRCS SNOTEL · Avalanche: Chugach National Forest Avalanche Center