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Second heli-skier dies from 'huge' Haines-area avalanche

A California man has died after a Haines-area avalanche Tuesday that also killed a Colorado heli-skiing guide, Alaska State Troopers said. The second man had been flown to a Seattle hospital.

Firefighter injured at Arctic Man is on road to recovery

Larry Hodges smiles easily, cracking jokes with his fellow Fort Wainwright firefighters. Though he and his friends have been sharing laughs for years, his position at the department changed after a hit-and-run snowmachine incident at the springtime Arctic Man event.

Avalanche awareness pays off in big way

Anchorage snowmachiner Mitch Lyman isn't the most avid driver, lucky to squeeze out enough free time for three rides a winter. But now he has one skookum sled.

No injuries in four-vehicle crash near Paxson

Four vehicles, some pulling trailers with snowmachines on the way back from the Arctic Man races, crashed this morning in slippery conditions on the Richardson Highway, according to Alaska State Troopers.

Sun pops up, and Arctic Man racers roar

After a spring snowstorm postponed the 26th annual Tesoro Arctic Man Classic on Friday, no one was holding their breath for Mother Nature to cooperate Saturday either. But to everyone's delight, the day was sunny, clear and warm -- perfect conditions for racing, especially in the eyes of the three winning teams.

Arctic Man aiming for big screen

Around 12,000 spectators are expected to head to the Hoodoo Mountains for this week's Arctic Man Classic, and many of them will be caught on film by Unified Productions, a film company from Bend, Ore.

Outdoors hot line (11/16/10)

Notices and listings of upcoming outdoors events

Arctic Man competition left a mountain of trash to haul

Cleaning up for thousands of fans of the Arctic Man snowmachine race is a big job.

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Macartney and Johnson win Arctic Man

Skier Scott Macartney and snowmachiner Tyson Johnson won the Arctic Man Ski and Sno-Go Classic for the third time over the weekend, and Julie Thul pulled the winning skier or snowboarder in three other races at Summit Lake.

Macartney-Johnson team takes top prize at Arctic Man

Scott Macartney and Tyson Johnson may have captured the big money, but Julie Thul also emerged as a big winner Friday at the 25th annual Arctic Man Ski and Sno-Go Classic.

Kasilof River salmon bag limit doubled

Responding to a flood of red salmon to the Kasilof River, biologists with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game have doubled the bag limit for anglers and expanded the area open to personal-use dipnetters.

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Rusty, aging and using an old sled, duo wins it again

Out of practice and old by Arctic Man rigors, Eric Heil and Len Story made the long drive from Anchorage to the Hoodoo Mountains this week wondering if they could still hang with a younger, tougher generation of skiers and snowmachiners racing in the Arctic Man Ski and Sno-Go Classic.