Cross-country ski trails in Alaska
39 venues, 878 km of trail
Alaska has 39 groomed cross-country ski venues on XC Index, with 878 km of trail mapped between them. The largest trail systems are Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage near Anchorage (195.6 km) and Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks near Fairbanks (49.6 km). The biggest clusters are around Anchorage (17), the Mat-Su Valley (5) and Haines (5).
Alaska cross-country ski conditions
35 of 39 venues have snow on the ground; 29 have snow in the forecast for the next four days. The snowiest:
| Venue | On the ground | Next 4 days | Latest report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nordic trails near FishhookFishhook | 50.4 in | 5.1 in | — |
| Winter Snowmachine TrailFishhook | 50.4 in | 4.6 in | — |
| Powerline Pass TrailAnchorage | 39.4 in | 6.2 in | — |
| Turnagain Pass TrailSunrise | 37.4 in | 0.1 in | — |
| Resurrection Pass TrailCooper Landing | 35 in | 0.9 in | — |
| US Forest ServiceMoose Pass | 24.8 in | 0.2 in | — |
| Alaska Department of Natural ResourcesKnik River | 22.4 in | 0.1 in | — |
| US Forest ServiceBear Creek | 21.7 in | 0.1 in | — |
| US Forest ServiceSunrise | 18.5 in | 6.1 in | — |
| US Forest ServiceBear Creek | 18.1 in | 6.6 in | — |
Updated Nov 10, 13:00 UTC. An Open-Meteo model estimate, not a grooming report.
Anchorage · the Mat-Su Valley · Haines · Fairbanks · the Kenai Peninsula · Homer · Elsewhere
Cross-country skiing near Anchorage
- Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage Anchorage · 195.6 km
- Resurrection Pass Trail Cooper Landing · 56.1 km
- Powerline Pass Trail Anchorage · 32.5 km
- Nordic trails near Butte Butte · 25.9 km
- Alaska Department of Natural Resources Knik River · 20.6 km
- Nordic trails near Knik-Fairview Knik-Fairview · 18.7 km
- Alyeska Resort Sunrise · 17.1 km
- Turnagain Pass Trail Sunrise · 13.1 km
- US Forest Service Sunrise · 10.8 km
- Nordic trails near Knik-Fairview Knik-Fairview · 10.3 km
- US Forest Service Whittier · 10.1 km
- Nordic trails near Anchorage Anchorage · 6.1 km
- Nordic trails near Point MacKenzie Point MacKenzie · 5 km
- US Forest Service Sunrise · 3.3 km
- US Forest Service Sunrise · 2.1 km
- Alaska Department of Natural Resources Anchorage · 0.9 km
- Rodak Nature Loop Anchorage · 0.6 km
Cross-country skiing near the Mat-Su Valley
- Nordic trails near Buffalo Soapstone Buffalo Soapstone · 80.8 km
- Winter Snowmachine Trail Fishhook · 25.5 km
- GPRA Stadium Fishhook · 14.6 km
- Nordic trails near Houston Houston · 14.6 km
- Nordic trails near Fishhook Fishhook · 3.5 km
Cross-country skiing near Haines
- Nordic trails near Klukwan Klukwan · 9.7 km
- Nordic trails near Haines Haines · 4.8 km
- Nordic trails near Covenant Life Covenant Life · 4.4 km
- Nordic trails near Lutak Lutak · 2.4 km
- Nordic trails near Mud Bay Mud Bay · 2.4 km
Cross-country skiing near Fairbanks
- Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks Fairbanks · 49.6 km
- T-Field Road College · 45.9 km
- Jeff Studdert Sleddog Trails Fairbanks · 1.4 km
Cross-country skiing near the Kenai Peninsula
- US Forest Service Moose Pass · 24.4 km
- US Forest Service Bear Creek · 13.6 km
- US Forest Service Bear Creek · 9.3 km
Cross-country skiing near Homer
- Kachemak Nordic Ski Club Diamond Ridge · 50 km
- Nordic trails near Fritz Creek Fritz Creek · 29.9 km
Elsewhere in Alaska
- Nordic trails near Soldotna Soldotna · 30.7 km
- Nordic trails near Talkeetna Talkeetna · 13.9 km
- Nordic trails near Petersburg Petersburg · 12.3 km
- Nordic trails near Glacier View Glacier View · 5.8 km