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N OVEMBER 2 018 , VOL . 2 0 , N O . 2 PHOTO BY JAN BURON / ALASKA WINTER STARS Anchorage ............. 2 ANCHORAGE: STATEWIDE: KACHEMAK: Eagle River ............ 11 Explore AK’s backcountry Alaska athletes represent Homer youth aiming Fairbanks ............. 14 with NSAA tours their regions, state, country for 2020 Paralympics Kachemak ............ 12 Mat-Su. 9 6 8 12 Statewide ............. 8 2 NOVEMBER 2018 203 W. 15th Ave., #204 Anchorage, Alaska, 99501 Phone — 276-7609 Fax — 258-7609 Anchorage Nordic Skier Hotline — 248-6667 [email protected] Newsletter Of The Nordic Skiing Association Of Anchorage, Inc. BOARD MEMBERS PRESIDENT Riding momentum into a new ski season Joey Caterinichio VICE PRESIDENT Sara Miller SECRETARY Message from NSAA President Joey Caterinichio Josh Niva The calendar is packed full of exciting ski season infrastructure upgrade at Kincaid Stadium continues TREASURER Karl Garber beginnings, starting with the NSAA Season Kickoff on to be finalized adding the final touches of internet, race MEMBERS Molly Brown November 4. It’s also the kickoff of our season financially. timing and an advanced sound system. In conjunction Alex Grumman With a new fiscal year, a new budget has been approved with the Municipality of Anchorage, trail signs are going Elizabeth Arnold Mike Miller and executed. The usual projections have been made on into the ground to help our trail users find their way! Tim Miller generous trail support, event participation, grooming NSAA is also busy working on our usual amazing items, expenses and fuel costs. New to this year’s budget such as snowmaking, trail preparation, events and the OFFICE STAFF Erin Beam, Business Manager include The U.S. Junior Nationals program and event implementation of terrain parks at Kincaid and Service Sara Kamahele, Program Manager improvement initiatives, and finalizing ongoing capital are being planned and implemented by summer 2019. Amber Adams, Office Manager projects. This prestigious national event brings together We have an amazing group of board members, OPERATIONS STAFF more than 450 of the country’s best junior skiers to Alaska. volunteers and employees and I can’t think of a better Craig Norman Bill Brion New projects from this summer have been completed. organization to lead. Thank you all for being part of our Peter Zug In addition to hiring of our new Program Director, Sara NSAA community. We have big plans for the coming Annette Brion Matthew Pauli Kamahele, we worked with an HR consultant, updated the season. We are excited to bring new life and energy into NSAA employee manual and rolled out a new employee our Nordic community with these opportunities, and we TRAILS Mike Miller medical plan. Streamlining employee benefits makes couldn’t do it without the support and volunteer time from the NSAA transparent and an attractive organization you. Let the season begin! COMMITTEE CHAIRS to work for and invest in. With lots of collaboration, our See you on the trails! ALASKA SKI FOR WOMEN biathlon program has been reorganized and the Kincaid Jenny Di Grappa AMH ANCHORAGE CUP of the slightly wet hills behind it for season at the annual NSAA Season Branden Fontana AROUND belly slides. The collaboration of the Kickoff! The Expo will feature groups BACKCOUNTRY TOURS THE BOWL Tuesday Night Races (Anchorage such as the Anchorage Nordic Ski Mary Vavrik and Karlene Leeper Parks & Rec) and NSAA that Patrol, APU Nordic Ski Center, BESH CUPS RACE DIRECTOR The Trails: A love story night was a strong reminder: the Anchorage Parks & Rec, and many Anson Moxness On Tuesday, October 9, hundreds of Anchorage community loves its trails more! Place your bid on items found in and everyone uses them. Thank the Silent Auction, featuring generous BIATHLON runners gathered at Kincaid Park for Joey Caterinichio, interim the Tuesday Night Races. NSAA was you to everyone who stopped by to donations from organizations renew their trail membership and say including Premier Alaska Tours, HIGH SCHOOL RACING the spotlight on race night and folks Buzz Scher were excited to see the ‘I heart trails’ “Hello!” Eagle River Nature Center and the stickers and Jr. Nordic information Anchorage Museum. JUNIOR NORDIC The NSAA Season Kickoff: Join us for a potluck at 4 p.m. and Shannon Donley available for this season. Kids stared A party for all in awe at the Piston Bully parked bring your favorite dish to share! MIDDLE SCHOOL RACING Celebrate the start of the ski Diane Moxness in the stadium and took advantage Then the kickoff starts at 5 p.m. including music and adult beverages. RACE CHAIRMAN We will see you at the Kincaid Chalet Tim Stone on November 4. SCHOLARSHIPS Dan Rosenberg SKAN 24 Geoff and Cathy Wright SKI 4 KIDS Erin Whitney Witmer SKI JUMPING Karen Compton and Vivienne Murray SKI TRAIN Travis Taylor SOLSTICE TREE TOUR Sara Miller SPECIAL EVENTS AND RACING Lauri Bassett TOUR OF ANCHORAGE Matias Saari The official Ski Train costume announcement! NSAA OFFICE HOURS 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday The Ski Train tickets are flying out of the NSAA office! March 23 marks BOARD MEETINGS the annual run on the Ski Train Fourth Thursday of the month, 6:15 P.M. at BP Energy Center chugging along the tracks to Curry, or NSAA office. Open to all. AK for a fun-filled day of skiing, polka music and train festivities. (drum roll) And now! The official reveal of the Ski Train car costume themes! ❏ Matanuska Brewing: Rock Stars ❏ Glacier Brewhouse: Comic book villains See AROUND THE BOWL, Page 3 the ALASKA nordic skier NOVEMBER 2018 ANCHORAGE 3 nordicthe ALASKA skier EDITOR Josh Niva [email protected] LAYOUT Kevin Powell [email protected] AD REPRESENTATIVE Andre Lovett [email protected] AROUND THE BOWL [email protected] Continued from Page 2 LOCAL EDITORS ❏ Alaskan Brewing Co.: Super Heroes ❏ Trek: Star Trek ANCHORAGE ❏ REI: Hawaiian Josh Niva ❏ Wildscoops: Animal Kingdom [email protected] ❏ CHI: It’s going to be a surprise… Stars; and The Bake Shop. tree-tour/ for more information. Don’t miss out on the fun, get your Thank you to these sponsors who EAGLE RIVER Ros Singleton tickets today: anchoragenordicski. are helping the kids of Anchorage NSAA upcoming events [email protected] com/events/ski-train/. have a truly wonderful skiing NOVEMBER Junior Nordic: experience with Junior Nordic. We Sunday, November 4 — NSAA Season Kickoff, FAIRBANKS truly support your support. Kincaid Park Eric Troyer More visible than ever Thursday, November 15 — NSAA Junior Nordic [email protected] NSAA Junior Nordic skiers will be Calling all coaches! equipment pick—up easy to spot this season in snazzy new Are you enthusiastic and ready to Monday, November 26 — NSAA Junior Nordic KACHEMAK jackets, thanks to generous donations have fun? Junior Nordic coaching Session 1 starts Jeannie Woodring [email protected] from ConocoPhillips and UBS! Keep positions and Site Directors Monday, November 26 — NSAA Ski Jumping begins a look out for those brilliantly colored positions are available at all of our Friday, November 23 — NSAA Backcountry JUNEAU jackets skiing on the trails this winter. venues (Russian Jack, Hillside, and Tour: 20th annual Turkey Day Shakeoff, Hatcher Frankie Pillifant The Junior Nordic program will Kincaid.) This is one of the most Pass [email protected] also have new banners to help skiers entertaining and rewarding jobs DECEMBER MAT-SU and parents find their coaches, which out there. Visit the website for more Saturday, December 1 — ASD High School Ed Strabel will result in less time sorting kids, information: anchoragenordicski. Freestyle Snowball Race — Hillside [email protected] and more time on skis! A HUGE com/junior-nordic-coaching/ or Sunday, December 2 — Biathlon Race #1 thank you from Junior Nordic families contact Shannon Donley at jrnordic@ Friday, December 7 — ASD High School Lynx SALCHA and coaches to the following sponsors anchoragenordicski.com. Loppet — Kincaid Jim Ostlind who made the banners possible: Saturday, December 8 — ASD High School Lynx [email protected] Kincaid banner sponsors: Alaska Mark your calendar and tell Loppet — Kincaid your boss to buy a tree! Saturday, December 8 — NSAA Backcountry SEWARD Winter Stars; The Libby Group; Julie Robinson Your business wants to be in on this Tour: Iditarod Trail INHT Turnagain Pass, Kenai Hartman Orthodontics; Kaladi Mountains [email protected] awesome tradition! NSAA brings you Brothers Coffee; The Ferucci Family; Sunday, December 9 — 9 — AMH Anchorage Sport Clips; Alaska Appraisal and the third annual Solstice Tree Tour: Cup — AMH Freestyle SOLDOTNA Penny McClain Consulting Group; SKHOOP. a unique Alaska celebration of Winter TBA — NSAA Backcountry Tour: Friday Night Fun 262-6257 Hillside banner sponsors: Skinny Solstice and the return of longer Ski Saturday, December 15 — Besh Cup #1 — Raven; Continental Auto Group; days. Businesses decorate trees on Kincaid TALKEETNA the Mize Loop at Kincaid Park and Chris Mannix Builders Millwork Supply; Geneva Sunday, December 16 — Besh Cup #2 — Woods Birth Center; United Physical during this special onetime only Kincaid 733-2427 Therapy; Signature Land Services; event, NSAA permits people to walk Sunday, December 16 — Solstice Tree Tour Gold Nugget Triathlon; Alaska Winter as well as ski on the groomed trails. Thursday, December 20 — Biathlon Race #2 The Alaska Nordic Skier is a publication representing the nordic Mark December 16 on your TBA — Annual Speedskate/Skate Ski Duathlon ski clubs of Anchorage, Eagle calendar then contact Sara Miller TBA —Mat—Su Icicle Double River, Fairbanks, Homer, Juneau, to buy a tree because they’re filling TBA — UAA Friends and Family Relay Mat-Su, Salcha, Seward, Soldotna, up fast! Sara Miller: aksaramiller@ For more events and details, visit the NSAA Kenai, Talkeetna and Valdez. The gmail.com or visit the NSAA website: calendar at anchoragenordicski.com/calendar. Alaska Nordic Skier is published anchoragenordicski.com/solstice- October through April by the Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage, Inc.
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