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 Venturing into new territory
We're hitting the new decade hard here at GoToAK with several fresh adventures to talk about.
Two of those happened in Girdwood at Alyeska Resort.
Photographer Rich Jordan and I, with the help of expert snowboarder Morgan Hebert, took a close look at Alyeska's new run, Northwest Passage, last weekend.
Skiers have been eyeing this pillowy terrain for years. Alyeska thinned out the trees, built a traverse last summer, and got the go ahead to open it Jan. 21.
Unfortunately, a little ways inside the gate on my second run through the Northwest Passage, I broke my board landing a cliff drop. All in a day's work.
Along with the full story, you can find extra helmet cam videos of the new area, as well as a couple runs Morgan and I took from High Silvertip, up on Alyeska's headwall.
Web editor and Alaska explorer extraordinaire Kortnie Westfall took a trip out to the resort to see its first competition on the new super-sized halfpipe. Her story about the comp has extra video of the competitors skying for points.
Kortnie also made a trip up toward Fairbanks for a night's stay in a cabin near Chena Hotsprings. The northern lights peeked through, and she got some great shots of the green, shimmering curtains. She's writing a blog about that trip, so stay tuned for more.
Also check out Coast Magazine's breakdown of Alaska's toughest endurance races. We like it extreme here, and the athletes in these races know it.
That's all for now.
-- Casey Grove
KTUU.com/GoToAK.com Managing Editor
cgrove AT ktuu.com
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Alaska Ski for Women fights domestic abuse
The 14th annual Alaska Ski for Women was held at Kincaid Park Sunday, uniting Alaska women in support of organizations that help stop the cycle of domestic abuse.
| Alaska snowmachiner rescued by helicopter
The Coast Guard says snowmachiner Don Feltman, 49, who was injured when he rode off a cliff near Seward, was rescued Friday after spending a night outdoors in blizzard-like conditions.
| Recreation projects receive almost $600K in grants
Eighteen Alaska projects received nearly $600,000 in federal grants through the Recreational Trails Grant Program. The grants cover trail repairs and construction, wildlife viewing, park training and more.
| Last chance to register for Ski for Women
Friday is your last chance to register for the annual Ski for Women. The event, well-known for its elaborate costumes, benefits domestic violence programs.
| State cabins offer peaceful weekend getaway
Sometimes, you just need to get away. While the beach in Hawaii isn't always an option, one way I found to get out and relax was to head out to a public use cabin. I found Northern Lights and relaxation.
| Plan looks at guided use in national forest
U.S. Forest Service staff are working on a plan that would establish allowable levels of guided recreation on 3.2 million of acres of national forest land.
| Teams prepare for Alaska Ski For Women
One team got a head start on costumes for the annual race.
| A Celebration of Endurance: from dogs to slogs, Alaskans go the distance
Alaska has always been a proving ground for those who require endurance. Coast Magazine's Justin Matley takes a deeper look into some of Alaska's prestigious endurance challenges.
| Visitors make tracks to nature center for paw-print workshop
After reviewing some simple ways to separate animal tracks from one another Sunday at the Eagle River Nature Center, nature enthusiasts took a hike to test their knowledge.
| Alyeska unveils state's first Super Pipe
Alyeska Resort unveiled the state's first Super Pipe for a Saturday evening competition. The Super Pipe is 300 feet long, 55 feet wide and 18 feet deep.
| The Last Great Race seeks volunteers for 1,049 miles
The Iditarod Trail Committee is seeking more volunteers to work all along the 1,049 miles from Anchorage to Nome.
| Students strap on skis at Begich Middle School
Students at Begich Middle School stepped into a pair of cross country skis Monday, some for the first time ever.
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Chugach National Forest
The information in this advisory is from the U.S. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This advisory describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.
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Hatcher Pass
ATTENTION BACKCOUNTRY USERS: The Hatcher Pass area is an AVALANCHE HAZARD AREA. Be sure and take your beacons, shovels and probes with you and be knowledgeable of their use. BE PREPARED!!!
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Valdez
Be cautious in avalanche terrain. Natural avalanches are possible and human triggered avalanches are expected. Watch for windslab.
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Juneau
There are 5 simple Red Flag Indicators for avalanche conditions: 1) Recent Avalanches 2)New Snow (more than 1 inch per hour or.1" of moisture or 12" of snow or 1" of moisture per day
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