Oldest chairlift, and part of history, being dismantled at Alyeska Resort
Chair 1 was a workhorse known for giving skiers long, cold rides up the mountain.
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Trying something new outdoors? Pick the right friend
I'm always exploring new ways to be outside, and like many things in life, friends help me experience more and try new things.
Scott Patterson joins 4 APU teammates on US Ski Team
The Alaska Pacific nordic program, long a source of some of the nation's top women, now has two men on the national team.
Nonstop skier Gary Mashburn is Alyeska's 6-million-feet man
As usual, the Anchorage man skied more vertical feet than anyone else at Alyeska this winter. And this time he led the nation, too.
Essential Alaska Gear: Insulated hoodie
Alyeska Resort ski patroller Cody Burns: "The synthetic material is highly compressible and maintains its warmth, even when wet. It has a durable water repellent surface, so if it’s raining lightly outside, you don’t even need a shell."
3 Alaskans named to US biathlon development teams
Travis Cooper of Kenai was named to the senior men's development team, and Grace Gilliland and Helen Wilson, both of Eagle River, were named to the junior girls development team.
Can a couple more aging Alaska athletes make history at Arctic Man?
Skier Eric Heil, 52, and snowmachine driver Len Story, 56, look to join mushers Roxy Wright and Mitch Seavey as aging Alaska sports champions this weekend when the speedy Arctic Man takes place in the Hoodoo Mountains.
Gries, Liles, Donley, Rygh garner state slalom titles
The U12 and U14 state championships concluded over the weekend at Alyeska Resort.
Diggins, Patterson win again on Fairbanks ski trails
Jessie Diggins will leave Fairbanks with four gold medals from the week-long race series that included three U.S. national championship races.
Liles and Donley continue to dominate at Alyeska
Ava Liles, Finnigan Donley, Ava Schweiger and Noah Rygh secured giant slalom titles Saturday.
Stratton Mountain nordic relay team upsets APU in Fairbanks for national title
APU had owned the title since the mixed-gender, mixed-technique relay debuted in Anchorage three years ago, but Vermont-based Stratton Mountain School pulled off an upset in Fairbanks on Friday night. The national championships wrap Sunday with the men's 50K and women's 30K.
Eriksson sweeps slaloms at Alyeska
Racing continues Saturday at Alyeska with the U12 and U14 state championships.
Deep snow doesn't slow Wichman, Hildreth in Spring Series giant slalom
Racing continues Friday at Alyeska, which received two feet of wet snow earlier this week.
Fairbanks skier Logan Hanneman captures 1st national title in front of hometown crowd
Hanneman, 23, won the men's freestyle sprint Wednesday on the Birch Hill cross-country ski trails in Fairbanks.
Alaska alpine skiers snag 10 top-10 finishes in Utah
Alyeska Ski Club U14 skiers Nolan Quigley and Georgia Lantz finished atop their age classes in super-G over the weekend in the three-day meet in Utah.
Dippo wins grueling 24-hour cross-country ski race at Kincaid
Wilson Dippo completed 35 laps in the SKAN 24 over the weekend at Kincaid Park.
Alaska's Kieffer Christianson returns to podium at US Alpine Championships
Last year's national champion in the giant slalom, Christianson finished third in Tuesday's race to wrap up a difficult season.
Diggins, Patterson ski to convincing wins in Fairbanks
Jessie Diggins crushed the field in the women's skiathlon and Scott Patterson took a 24-second win in the men's race.
Great snow awaits nation's top nordic skiers in Fairbanks
Three national championships will be decided during the week-long race series at Birch Hill, where the field of racers will include every American woman who has won a World Championship medal.
C'mon, ski the Tour of Anchorage. Can't ski? No problem.
My lesson from the visit was to be a better host by not roping out-of-town guests into the Alaska version of “fun.” Not even my best friend or her husband.