Media and News
Alyeska Ski Club skiers fly high at Junior National Freeride Competition
Photo Credit: Sam Kikuchi
The interest level in freeride skiing has increased significantly in Southcentral Alaska over the last handful of years.
And so too, it seems, has the quality of the skiers.
The IFSA Junior National Freeride Competition wrapped up Thursday at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood. Members of the Alyeska Ski Club swept the top spots in each of the ski divisions.
Alyeska RMISA Championship Recap
Photo Credit: Bob Eastaugh
The RMISA Championships were hosted at Alyeska, Alaska on February 22 (GS) and 24 (SL), with the Alaska Anchorage Invitational taking place at the same venue on February 21 (GS) and 23 (SL). While they are considered two separate two-day events, the Championships and Invitational functioned much like one four-day race series.
Donley, former ASC athlete, is youngest member of 2023 US World Junior Team
Photo Credit: Bob Eastaugh
The Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team has announced the 17 athletes who will represent the United States in the 2023 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships in St. Anton, Austria from Jan. 19-25, 2023.
Tanner Murphy earns top-10 finish at Junior World Championships
In just his first year of eligibility, Tanner Murphy of the Alyeska Ski Club placed sixth in the Ski Cross Junior World Championship in Veysonnaz, Switzerland.
Hunter Eid, Ashleigh Alexander and Finnigan Donley shine in Western Region slalom races at Alyeska
Photo Credit: Bob Eastaugh
Cameron Hoessle placed second among 41 entrants in the male 15-18-year-old skier division at the inaugural IFSA Junior National Freeride Competition at Alyeska Resort.
ASC Photographers & Photo Links
Juniors Featured Photographer –
Bob Eastaugh
Although Bob Eastaugh has photographed all the club’s junior and FIS races for more than twelve years, he will not routinely be photographing the club’s races in 2024-25. He may choose to photograph some racing this season on a limited basis.
He will continue to sell his race photos. Use this link to see his 2023-24 race galleries: https://bobeastaughimagery.zenfolio.com/f1008655119 Visitors can view images from past seasons without charge, and a few print samples remain on the RTC bulletin board. His website host has begun archiving older galleries, but they can be un-archived on request. He also enjoys creating 3-to-5 shot merged sequences of racers. He doesn’t routinely offer them because they are complex and hard to price, but he welcomes inquiries from anyone who might be interested. The galleries hold samples. And some, especially parents, like highly cropped Racers Faces shots.
He donates any race photo sales net proceeds to the club’s Juniors program. His photos have publicized racers, the sport, and the club in the Anchorage Daily News, Ski Racing Magazine (Media), the News-Miner, the Empire, the Race Place Catalogue (cover), and elsewhere. He has worked with the club in various capacities for more than 50 years and helped found the Masters program in 1973.
You can email him at bob.eastaugh@gmail.com. He asks that juniors emailing him copy a responsible guardian or adult.
