Media and News
How big-resort clubs can max the bang for your buck
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...
A skier born to race, Finnigan Donley rules the slopes at Alyeska, and his empire is about to expand
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...
Anchorage skier Hunter Eid celebrates homecoming with gold, silver at Alyeska races
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 senior Michael Soetaert goes out on top by winning his final ski race
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, Randi Von Wichman win 4 races apiece to dominate final 2 days of the Alyeska Cup
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...
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.
