Skiland

Skiland is a lift-served ski and snowboard area at Cleary Summit about 20 miles north of Fairbanks, known for North America’s northernmost chairlift and for tree and glade skiing. It began as Cleary Summit, operating from 1949 to 1993 at a site about a mile west of the present hill. From 1962 to 1990, volunteers ran two rope tows there before the Birdsall family, leasing the resort from 1990 to 2014, established the modern hill and installed a former Silver Star double chairlift. In recent years, Skiland has expanded its community role through the 2014 Arctic Winter Games, student pass partnerships, and nonprofit ownership under the Fairbanks Ski Coalition.

Steele Creek, Alaska · United States