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
Snow
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Safety Sunday: Avalanche awareness
by TIM ROCKEY Frontiersman.com HATCHER PASS — Moderate avalanche danger persists after heavy snowfall and wind. "Avalanches do not
Winter requirements for on-base housing
By Senior Airman CURT BEACH JBER Public Affairs As temperatures and snow fall, it is important for Joint Base Elmendorf-
Avalanche avoidance starts now
By ZACK FIELDS Anchorage Press A few intrepid bootpackers have slogged in to ski Pastoral Glacier, but most backcountry skiers
Avalanche danger rises as snow piles up in Hatcher Pass
Frontiersman.com While the lower elevations of the Mat-Su Valley in the Palmer-Wasilla areas saw a weekend filled
THROUGH THE LENS: Snow Parade
Photos by Airman 1st Class Valerie Monroy The 773rd Civil Engineer Squadron conducts the annual Snow and Ice Parade at
The High Country: Skiing above Peterson and Kern Creek
Headlamp by Zack Fields Thousands of feet above Girdwood, crenellated ridgelines encircle headwater glaciers that overlook Turnagain Arm. Near-vertical
Iconic
Zack Fields Skiing Pyramid’s west face Pyramid’s massive west face beckons to every skier who drives down Turnagain
Slog of Slogs
Zack Fields Most skiers have never identified Bench Peak on the horizon, let alone contemplated a trip to its lonely
She Walks in Beauty
Zack Fields Skiing Byron Peak The soaring peaks and cascading glaciers around Portage Lake appear too chimerical to exist on
Living the Dream Is a Pain in the Butt
Allison Sayer I moved full time to my school bus at 46-mile on the Richardson Highway last spring. My
Winter storm expected to hit snow-starved Valley overnight March 15-16
Frontiersman staff WASILLA — Local golfers may have to put away the sticks and break out the skis one last time.
Coaches needed for Special O teams
The 2013 Special Olympics Alaska State Bowling Tournament on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Nov. 22-24 is days away, and