Anchorage’s Hilltop Ski Area opens next week with Alyeska Resort not far behind
Hilltop will open Tuesday for season-pass holders and two days later for the general public.
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A year after suffering debilitating injuries, Anchorage skier Hannah Halvorsen is headed to the World Cup
The 22-year-old didn’t start running again until June and wasn’t back on skis until a month ago.
In a blow to Alaska skiers, FIS ski races in Fairbanks are canceled
Alaska’s best cross-country skiers were ready to open the season next Saturday in Fairbanks, but rising COVID-19 numbers prompted race officials to cancel the competitions.
A boon for Alaska ski racers, new slalom course at Hilltop shows how UAA team impacts the race scene
The course, located on the Wolverine Run near the ski jumps, is expected to be in use before the end of the year.
This Alaska outdoor power couple is tough on skis and on mountains
David Norris and Jessica Yeaton both boast American Birkebeiner championships and both won Mount Marathon titles in 2018.
How to raise $628,000? For the UAA ski team, the answer may be $1,000 at a time
In an effort to save alpine skiing, the Seawolves launched a fundraising campaign this week.
Regents eliminate UAA hockey, gymnastics and alpine skiing but offer each a chance at reinstatement
Cross-country skiing is spared, and the others can be too -- but only if they meet huge fundraising goals by February.
APU skiers rollerski their way to winter with three-day race series on Anchorage roads
The events will help prepare the team’s top skiers for World Cup competition later this year.
Bad news for nordic skiers: No national championships, no junior nationals in 2021
The SuperTour race series has also been canceled, but it’s believed the World Cup season will go on as planned.
Still stinging from proposed cuts, UAA athletes and coaches will make their case to regents on Monday
Public testimony will be taken by phone from 4-6 p.m. Monday.
AWAIC shelter is the big winner of the 2020 Alaska Ski for Women
The race is awarding all of the proceeds from this year's race -- more than $25,000 -- to the Anchorage domestic violence shelter.
APU skiers turn Anchorage trails into ‘Boulevard to Beijing’ for fundraiser
A group of 26 skiers rollerskied a cumulative 1,000 kilometers Wednesday in Anchorage.
APU skiers to rollerski 1,000 kilometers in Anchorage on Wednesday
The skiers will use Sand Lake Road and Dimond Boulevard, as well as the city’s four main trails, during the morning skiathon.
Coaching award completes a postseason sweep of awards for Alaska Winter Stars
Coach Jan Buron was honored for the second straight year, and the fourth time overall, by U.S. Ski & Snowboard.
Anchorage snowboarder Rosie Mancari embraces her new normal, which looks more and more like her old normal
After rupturing both Achilles tendons at the 2018 Winter Olympics, nearly two years passed before Mancari returned to competition.
Alaska Winter Stars, APU’s Halvorsen collect national awards
Jan Buron’s Alaska Winter Stars ski club was named the top cross-country club in the nation, and APU’s Hannah Halvorsen won the Buddy Werner Award for leadership and sportsmanship.
Anchorage’s Gus Schumacher wins US skiing’s highest honor
Schumacher, a nordic skier, shared the Beck International Trophy with alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin.
APU skier Hannah Halvorsen is walking and biking again, thanks to hard work and Zoom therapy sessions
Halvorsen was seriously injured when she was hit by a Jeep in November. She started walking again in March and might be skiing before the summer’s over.
US Ski Team puts 23 skiers on the national cross-country team, and 11 of them are from Alaska
Hunter Wonders, Logan Hanneman and JC Schoonmaker are among those who are new to the team.
