Juneau's city-owned ski area faces uncertain future as gondola project cost balloons

Juneau's city-owned ski area faces uncertain future as gondola project cost balloons

Parts of the city-owned gondola sit outside at Eaglecrest Ski Area on Dec. 10, 2023. (Clarise Larson/KTOO) Juneau’s beloved city-owned Eaglecrest Ski Area is embroiled in controversy over a gondola project and its price tag, which has ballooned to a potential cost of as much as $37 million. That has left city leaders and the ski area’s board scrambling to find ways to make the millions of dollars in unexpected costs pencil out. Now some are worr…