Skiing

Alaska Ski for Women scheduled Sunday

The Alaska Ski for Women 4-K ski race will take place this Sunday at Kincaid Park. Funds raised go toward local charities to fight domestic abuse.

Public welcomed on summit of Max's Mountain at last

For the first time ever in the ski area's history, Alyeska Resort opened Max's Mountain to the public on Saturday from the peak's summit.

Tour of Anchorage: 25th could be the biggest ever

In 1987 the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail was completed after years of public debate and land negotiations. The trail, which follows the Anchorage coastline from downtown to Kincaid Park, intersected the Lanie Fleischer Chester Creek Trail at Westchester Lagoon. Skiers looked at the new trail map and saw the possibility of a "mountain to sea" ski race.

Photos: 2011 Tour of Anchorage

Haines-based heli-ski operators want GPS data kept secret

GPS data that Haines-based heli-ski companies are required to collect and submit to public lands regulators should be considered a trade secret and withheld from general public access, some guides say. The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-2 last week to consider an ordinance making the GPS data confidential, reports the Chilkat Valley News.

Group pushes for ski area on Kenai Peninsula

Nestled near the Tenderfoot Range on the Seward Highway, Manitoba Mountain is a popular site for backcountry skiing. Now there's a push to develop the area so that more people can reach and use the mountain.

UAF research ecologist was a pro snowboarder, has the scars to prove it

As he sits in front of a laptop in a quiet, windowless office at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, it's easy to forget that Tom Grant has led a double life for much of the past two decades.

Alyeska's slopes welcome eager opening-week crowds

Jubilant skiers and snowboarders flocked to Girdwood this week for the opening of Alyeska Ski Resort, which has benefited from cold, early-winter temperatures and a good amount of snow so far this year.

Photos: Alyeska Resort opening day

New at Alyeska Resort this year

Ski reports: Trails and grooming

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New at Alyeska Resort this year

Resort notes several improvements

Avalanche program educates outdoor enthusiasts

After an adventure of her own in the St. Elias Mountains years ago, Dorothy Alder has worked in backcountry and avalanche education. In late October she brought her safety program to Kenai.

Hilltop ski area opens on Friday

Hilltop Ski Area opens for the season at 3 p.m. Friday with at least one run available.

Photos: Snowmaking at Hilltop

Impatient skiers can find groomed trails at Hatcher Pass

Poles with big baskets are recommended, but cross-country skiers can get a jump on the season this week at Independence Mine at Hatcher Pass, where 5.3 kilometers of trail have been groomed for classic and skate skiing.

Ski movies graduate to the big budget

Extreme snowboarder Travis Rice isn't interested in making mere "ski porn" films -- the downhill documentaries known for showing trick after breath-taking trick over a soundtrack of thrashing guitars.

Movie trailer: 'The Art of Flight'

Alyeska staying open weekends next month

Alyeska Resort announced Wednesday it will remain open for weekends for skiers and boarders through May.

3 of 14 starters complete ski race through Brooks Range

It's not every day that competitors in the Alaska Mountain Wilderness Ski Classic go too fast, which is why Luc Mehl, Brad Marden and Eben Sargent wanted to take advantage of the situation for as long as they could, even if it meant bodily harm.

Video: Alaska Mountain Wilderness Ski Classic

Hilltop closed, Arctic Valley shuts it down Saturday

Arctic Valley and Hilltop, Anchorage's two ski areas, are closing shop. Sunday was Hilltop's final day of the season and Arctic Valley will wrap things up Saturday.

Photos: Merry Marmot spring festival

Volunteers end search for missing snowboarder near Ketchikan

Volunteers have suspended their search for a 35-year-old man missing on a snowboarding trip outside Ketchikan.

Anchorage doctor dies after Friday skiing accident

A prominent Anchorage orthopedic surgeon, injured Friday in a skiing accident at Alyeska Resort, died Tuesday, according to a press release sent Wednesday afternoon on behalf of his family.

Anchorage doctor badly hurt in Alyeska skiing accident

An Anchorage doctor was on life support Tuesday after a serious ski accident Friday afternoon on Alyeska Resort's expert-only North Face, according to a resort spokesperson and the man's mother.

SKIING

Mother Nature finally opens Arctic Valley Ski Area

November came and went, with Alyeska Resort and Hilltop Ski Area opening for business. December's holiday season passed too. Finally, at the end of January, the Arctic Valley Ski Area north of Anchorage got enough snow to open last weekend.

Four rescued after avalanche in Chugach Mountains

Four skiers have been rescued after being caught up in an avalanche Saturday in mountains south of Anchorage, state troopers said.

Access to nordic area in Hatcher Pass OK'd

The Federal Transit Administration has blessed a final transit plan to access nordic ski facilities being started this summer on the south side of Hatcher Pass.