At 4:30 p.m. Christmas Eve, Santa will be at Eaglecrest. (Unsplash | Tim Mossholder)

At 4:30 p.m. Christmas Eve, Santa will be at Eaglecrest. (Unsplash | Tim Mossholder)

Ski-sons greetings: Santa Claus comes to Eaglecrest

  • Juneau Empire
  • Saturday, December 22, 2018 7:00pm
  • Events

Santa’s coming to Eaglecrest on Christmas Eve.

There will be a torchlight parade at 4 p.m. at the Hooter and Porcupine chairlifts to celebrate and light the way.

Also, at 3 p.m. there will be arts, crafts and story time, at 3:30 p.m. there will be live music and carols, at 4:30 p.m. Santa will arrive, and there will be a gift exchange.

Children need to be registered ahead of time for the gift exchange.

That can be done online at skieaglecrest.com, or by calling (907)790-2000 extension 214.

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