Snow in Southeast Alaska leads to road, building closures

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Snow in Southeast is leading to closures in the Juneau area and beyond.

The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) said online that CBJ facilities and services are closed or have limited operations Sunday “due to the severe winter weather in Juneau.”

It said all Juneau Public libraries and Juneau Parks & Recreation facilities are closed, but the Shéiyi X̱aat Hit Youth Shelter is still open.

Capital Transit is using its winter routes, the CBJ said. And multiple routes are not running.

And Fish Creek Road, which is the access point for Eaglecrest Ski Area, is closed, leading to the ski area closing as well.

“Due to the amount of snow that has fallen CBJ needs to keep essential roads clear and accessible for emergency services. Fish Creek Road is currently a lower-priority road for snow removal. With Fish Creek Road closed and access to the mountain unavailable, our ski area will be closed today 12/28/25. Guest safety is our number one priority,” the ski area wrote online.

Around noon Sunday, the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Alaska 511 page has multiple roads in the area listed as “very difficult” road conditions, including parts of the Douglas and Glacier Highways.

Further north, Haines Road is listed as “very difficult.” And the Klondike Highway leading in and out of Skagway is closed. DOT said it is “due to blizzard conditions and an elevated avalanche hazard.”

The road will stay closed overnight and DOT plans to assess the conditions Monday morning.

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