Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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New trail grooming report system helps track Nordic skiing conditions
By Amy Bushatz For the Frontiersman Valley ski trail users now have access to live grooming reports thanks to a
Brews, Bathrooms and Slope Lights Coming to Skeetawk for 2022-2023 Season
By Amy Bushatz For the Frontiersman The Valley’s only groomed ski area is getting slope lights, indoor plumbing and
Registration opens soon for the Valley’s popular junior Nordic ski program
By Amy Bushatz For the Frontiersman It’s become one of the Valley’s most popular youth programs and among
Alaska Army National Guard conducts two rescues in Hatcher Pass
By Jacob Mann Frontiersman.com WASILLA — The Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment recently conducted two
Palmer skier makes history with runner-up finish
By Frontiersman.com Katey Houser made history over the weekend. The Palmer High senior standout finished second overall in the
Guess who has outsized clout on public lands?
By Jonathan Thompson Writers on the range This may be a surprising story. It begins with a working group trying
Juneau's Olympic speed queen Lindh turns coach for Whitefish ski team
By MAGGIE DRESSER Flathead Beacon WHITEFISH, Mont. (AP) — Forward, fast and strong. Those were the only three words Olympic downhill
Ski resorts counting on a return to normal on the slopes
By LISA RATHKE and THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press JAY, Vt. (AP) — After a winter with mask mandates and restrictions on
Trail grooming, adult lessons part of community support from the MatSu Ski Club
By Amy Bushatz For the Frontiersman With plenty of snow already blanketing the ski trails around Independence Mine in Hatcher
Skier dies after crevasse fall in Denali National Park
DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska (AP) — A skier from Colorado died after falling into a crevasse on a glacier
Dying for powder
By Molly Absolon Writers on the range Sometimes you hear a crack or a roar. More often the first sign
From Knik to Rohn and back again, a skier’s perspective on the 2021 Iditarod Trail Invitational
By Forest Wagner For many the Iditarod Trail invokes images of Olympic level long distance dog mushing. And it is