Skiing

Air Guard rescues skier injured in Turnagain Pass avalanche

An avalanche Friday night injured a skier in the Turnagain Pass backcountry south of Anchorage, according to the Alaska Air National Guard, which sent a helicopter to rescue the man during the early morning hours Saturday.

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ALASKA NEWSREADER

Man who survived Haines-area avalanche describes scene

A snowboarder who survived the Tuesday avalanche near Haines that killed two men tells KHNS in Haines the men were buried too deep and the terrain was too steep for a quick rescue. "I saw a crack go from basically one side to the other -- the whole opposite side of the mountain, and it was like...
MAT-SU

Mat-Su Assembly OKs road to new ski trails

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly has approved a contract for a road leading to new cross country ski trails in the Hatcher Pass area.
SKIING

Avalanche survivor: 'We weren't being idiots'

Elyse Saugstad was taking a break with several fellow skiers Sunday in the Washington state backcountry when the shouting began. "Elyse! Avalanche!" The 33-year-old turned to see tons of snow boiling toward her. "I pulled the trigger," she said, inflating two air bags attached to her backpack...
WINTER RECREATION

Snow enthusiasts split on use of avalanche survival aids

In a year when there have been several avalanches and some deaths Outside, expeerts are of two minds when it comes to avalanche safety devices like the inflatable air bag that is supposed to keep a person floating near the surface of cascading snow.
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.
SKIING

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...
SKIING

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.
ALASKA NEWSREADER

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...
SKIING

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.
FAIRBANKS

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.