Ice and Trail Status
Winter in Anchorage is a special time of year. Residents and visitors can enjoy a wide range of recreation opportunities on municipal parkland, including cross-country skiing, winter biking, ice skating, sledding, dog mushing, skijoring, snowshoeing, and walking. Check current ice and trail conditions to plan your adventure.
All maintenance is performed by Anchorage Parks and Recreation unless otherwise noted.
Lake Ice Status
Updated: 12/17/2024
Lake ice maintenance requires 12 in of good-quality ice.
Ice Skating
Cheney Lake
| 11 in
| Fair condition, ice is established for 2024-2025 season
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Cuddy Family Midtown Park - Skating Pond
| 10.5
| Fair condition, ice is established for 2024-2025 season
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| Westchester Lagoon | 15.5 in
| Good conditions, ice is established for 2024-2025 season
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Ice Fishing
DeLong Lake
| 13 in
| Ice fishing only. No skating rink, please use caution.
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Jewel Lake
| 14 in
| Ice fishing only. No skating rink, please use caution
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Ice Rink Status
Updated: 12/17/2024
For use permits go to
www.muni.org/active.
Chanshtnu Muldoon Park - Skating Ribbon
| Good condition, ice is established for 2024-2025 season
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Cuddy Family Midtown Park - Skating Oval
| Good condition, ice is established for 2024-2025 season
Maintained by Alpine Services 907-277-2050.
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Delaney Hockey
| Good condition, ice is established for 2024-2025 season
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Delaney Figure Skating
| Good condition, ice is established for 2024-2025 season
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Bonnie Cusack Memorial Rinks
| Good condition, ice is established for 2024-2025 season
Maintained by Alpine Services 907-277-2050.
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Tikishla - Scotty Gomez
| Good condition, ice is established for 2024-2025 season
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Eagle River Lakes and Rinks
Updated: 12/17/2024
Beach Lake
| 13 in
| Ice fishing only, no skating rink. Please use caution.
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Edmonds Lake
| N/A
| Ice fishing only, no skating rink. Please use caution.
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Fire Lake
| 11.5 in
| Ice fishing only, no skating rink. Please use caution.
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Mirror Lake
| 13 in
| Skating rink provided, but no ice maintenance. Please use caution.
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Anchorage Ski Trails
Updated: 12/9/2024
Maintenance has not started for the 2024-2025 season. Please use caution, bridges may be slippery when icy or wet. For more information about trails maintained by the Nordic Skiing Association (Far North Bicentennial, Hillside, Kincaid, and Eagle River Beach Lake Trails) visit their website at www.anchoragenordicski.com.
Coastal Trail
| Yes
| Yes
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Campbell Creek - Lake Otis Blvd. to University Lake
| Yes
| Yes
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Campbell Creek - West of the New Seward Hwy.
| Yes
| No
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Chester Creek - Goose Lake to Westchester Lagoon
| Yes
| Yes
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Chester/Campbell Connector - Goose Lake to University Lake
| Yes
| Yes
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Russian Jack Springs Park - North | Yes
| Yes
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Russian Jack Springs Park - South | Yes
| Yes
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Snow Removal Strategy
Anchorage Parks and Recreation strategically adjusts snow removal efforts in parking areas in order to focus our resources on providing access to key amenities. To manage this, we are closing and reducing service to the following locations:
Parking Lot Closures
Parking lots are closed by November 1 or when snow naturally closes them off to the public.
- Brotherhood Sisterhood Park
- Brown's Point
- Campbell Creek Park (overflow lot)
- Jade Street Park
- Jodhpur Motocross
- Russian Jack Springs Park: Cartee Fields
- Russian Jack Springs Park: South Boniface (Horseshoe Loop)
Reduced Maintenance
- C Street Gardens
- Davis Park
- Margaret Eagan Sullivan Nature Trail (19th Ave and Spenard)
- Nunaka Valley: Nunaka Dr. lot
- Nunaka Valley: Kepner Dr. lot
- Papago Park
- South Anchorage Sports Park