We tend to think that big programs and big mountains necessarily mean a big price tag or a puppy-mill like experience. Not so everywhere. In addition to the skiing benefits that go along with the mountains themselves, bigger programs can offer things like discounts...
Sixteen-year-old Finnigan Donley was still in diapers when he learned to appreciate things that go fast. He was 11 weeks old when his mom raced to second place at the 2005 Gold Nugget Triathlon, a race his mom lost only when future Olympic gold medalist Kikkan Randall...
Hunter Eid turned a dicey moment into a happy homecoming Wednesday on the slopes at Alyeska Ski Resort. Eid, a 20-year-old from Anchorage who trains in Idaho, survived a shaky moment on his first run but recovered to collect gold and silver in a pair of men’s giant...
UAA’s Michael Soetaert skied the final FIS event of his racing career Thursday at Alyeska Resort, and he made it a memorable one. Soetaert, a senior from Edmonton, wrapped up four seasons with the Seawolves by making the podium twice in his final two races. He...
Finnigan Donley and Randi Von Wichman were the fastest skiers on the mountain for two days in a row earlier this week at Alyeska Resort, taking victories in all four of their races Sunday and Monday at the Alyeska Cup alpine series. Each captured age-group state...
Victoria Tostemar, Ava Murphy and Ruben Jeffers won three races apiece in recent competition at the Alyeska Cup alpine race series at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood. Tostemar and Murphy grabbed all of the victories in six U14 girls races, and in four of them they went...
