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
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
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
Fairbanks skier dead after avalanche near Matanuska Glacier Saturday
Frontiersman.com A Fairbanks woman is dead after an avalanche near Matanuska Glacier Saturday. Alaska State Troopers received the report
Hatcher Pass avalanche danger moderate
By Tim Rockey Frontiersman.com HATCHER PASS — Colder March temperatures have improved snow conditions in Hatcher Pass, but the Hatcher
Skeetawk set to open
By Tim Rockey Frontiersman.com HATCHER PASS — For the first time since 1972, a ski lift will take skiers to