it’s back!
The biggest spring event in Hatcher Pass: Hatcherpalooza!
This kid-friendly, free event includes our on-hill egg hunt (plus Golden Egg that wins the finder a season pass!), live music, food trucks, beer garden, mid-mountain ski-mo race and slopestyle competition with prizes, and more!
schedule
April 4 • 9am – 6pm
EGG HUNT
10:30 – 4:30: On-mountain egg hunt
MUSIC
12:30 – 2:00: Wiley Post
2:30 – 4:00: Up a Mountain
4:30 – 6:00: The River Livers
SKIMO RACE
9:00: Pickup race bibs and day of registration
9:45: Registration closes / Racer safety meeting
10:15: SkiMo Race starts
2:00: Awards ceremony (must be present to win)
SLOPESTYLE COMPETITION
11:00am: Slopestyle Competition Check-in
1:00pm: Slopestyle Competition Start
4:30pm: Awards for Slopestyle
FOOD TRUCKS
All About Potatoes
Flour.Ish.Ing Artisan Pizza
The Hungry Deckhand
SKIMO RaCE
Ski Mountaineering, SKIMO, for short, is an event where racers don skis and skins to race up through Skeetawk’s phase 1b region and ski back down. This event is broken into four categories: Adult Men’s (18+), Adult Women’s (18+), Youth Men’s (12-17), and Youth Women’s (12-17).
2.5-mile race with 2800′ of elevation gain.
SLOPESTYLE COMPETITION
This event is broken into four categories: Adult Ski, Adult Snowboard, Youth Ski, and Youth Snowboard. All participants must wear helmets. Park features will include, but not be limited to: Jumps, rails, jibs, etc. By purchasing entrance into this event, participants receive access to lift services for the day of the event. Athletes must attend the athlete/judge premeeting. Athletes will be allowed 1 hour of practice time before their two (2) judged runs. You must be present at the awards to win.
10% season passes
Hatcherpalooza is 1 of only 3 chances to save 10% on 2026-2027 Skeetawk Season Passes!
Don’t already have your pass for this year? Buy your pass for next season and use it for the rest of the current season!
The 10% discount is only valid day-of (April 4th); purchases can be made in-person or on online.