XV. Cultural, Sports & Recreation Indicators

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Performing Arts ...... 194 Anchorage Museum ...... 197 Municipal Libraries ...... 200 Sullivan Arena ...... 203 Sports ...... 204 Parks Trails & Recreation Facilities...... 206 Cross-Country Skiing ...... 210 Downhill Skiing ...... 214 Snow Machines ...... 218 Golf Courses...... 219 194 Performing Arts Facility Seats Anchorage - 1997

Other UAA 562 3% 1,688 10% West High 2,000 12% ACPA 3,295 20%

Sullivan Arena 9,000 54%

Total Seats: 16,545

Sources: Survey of facilities. Note: ACPA = Alaska Center for the Performing Arts which has three theaters. UAA = University of Alaska Anchorage which has 5 theaters and recital halls. 97qual #12

Performing Arts Center Event Attendance Anchorage - 1989 to 1996

350,000 301,137

300,000 272,359

250,000 233,210 214,700 216,250 212,800 214,323

200,000 183,500

150,000

100,000

50,000

0 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Source: Alaska Center for the Performing Arts which is owned by the Municipality of Anchorage. (Revised 8/1/97) 97qual #4 195 Anchorage Concert Association Number of Tickets Sold - 1991-1997

151,106 150,000

100,000 87,894 83,689 70,579 68,594 62,046 50,000

0 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 Phantom of the Opera 0 0 0 56,982 0 0 Other 8,675 10,129 4,413 6,433 11,169 13,934 Dance 21,449 27,311 20,694 18,299 18,071 20,131 Concerts 22,664 24,606 11,435 26,355 11,294 8,366 Musicals 17,791 0 32,052 43,037 47,360 41,258

Anchorage Concert Association. 97qual #3

Anchorage Opera Number of Tickets Sold - 1992-97

Paid Tickets Comp Tickets 7,910 8,000 7,025 6,355 6,000 6,000 5,125

4,000

2,000

0 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 Comp Tickets 325 615 1,648 407 670 Paid Tickets 4,800 5,385 4,707 6,618 7,240 Source: Anchorage Opera. (Revised 5/21/97) 97qual #34 196 Anchorage Symphony Tickets by Series

1996-97 Main Series 13,267 72%

Youth/Family Perform. 4,854 26% Ensemble Performances 334 2% Total Tickets: 18,455

Source: Anchorage Symphony Orchestra. 97qual #35

Anchorage Symphony Ticket Sales By Season - 1993-94 to 1996-97

20,000 18,455 16,917

14,766 15,000

10,000

5,000

0 1993-94 1994-95* 1995-96 1996-97 Source: Anchorage Symphony Orchestra. *Not Available. (Revised 7/31/97) 97qual #36 197 Arts Events Attendance

Anchorage - 1993

No Events No Events 35% 36%

1-2 Events 28% 1-2 Events 7 or More 7 or More 32% 12% 9% 5-6 Events 5-6 Events 3-4 Events 3-4 Events 7% 15% 10% 17%

Performing Arts Event Visual Arts Event

Note: Performing arts events include live entertainment. Visual arts events include visual arts exhibits or visits to a museum. Source: Interview survey of 346 persons conducted by Hebert Research of Bellevue, WA for AMS Planning & Research, Petaluma, CA. which was included in "Municipality of Anchorage Community Cultural Plan, Community Profile, April 1993." 97qual #1

Anchorage Museum Revenues 1988 to 1996

600,000 561,744 540,253 553,282 515,517 518,539 500,000 467,231

397,259 400,000

296,536 300,000

207,339 200,000

100,000

0 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Bldg. Rental 33,962 50,803 41,010 38,220 31,910 39,567 36,217 50,435 42,676 Garage Fees 50,131 70,065 68,633 71,397 64,621 62,049 62,196 61,187 61,794 Admit. Fees 123,246 175,668 287,616 357,614 418,986 416,923 441,840 450,122 448,812

Source: Municipality of Anchorage, Anchorage Museum of History & Art. (4/23/97) 97tour #18 198 Anchorage Museum Visitors 1985 to 1997, By Month 55,000 50,000 45,000 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 12345678910111212345678910111212345678910111212345678910111212345678910111212345678910111212345678910111212345678910111212345678910111212345678910111212345678910111212345678910111212345678 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97

Source: Anchorage Museum of History & Art, Municipality of Anchorage. (Revised 9/10/97) 97tour #14

Anchorage Museum of History & Art Visitors

Number of Visitors Mo. 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Jan 7,561 6,987 7,873 9,475 6,234 7,816 11,947 6,850 6,914 7,283 8,491 7,038 6,785 Feb 8,584 7,733 11,719 10,427 8,108 7,824 13,575 9,389 8,308 10,074 10,166 8,606 8,876 Mar 13,441 12,280 18,080 14,396 12,452 15,437 12,255 12,549 9,531 15,161 12,816 10,643 9,471

Apr 14,120 14,150 11,539 13,064 11,138 12,902 18,143 12,299 13,404 23,330 13,588 11,347 11,829 May 10,648 15,710 10,537 12,452 12,173 16,205 18,569 17,233 19,371 20,602 21,347 21,862 20,157 Jun 16,094 23,102 21,914 25,718 27,594 33,172 34,368 35,504 35,481 38,673 40,923 38,745 39,408

Jul 26,997 35,190 29,233 34,033 40,036 41,015 49,475 46,107 48,588 50,367 52,237 48,325 49,434 Aug 26,236 36,931 26,928 34,077 35,804 40,372 46,647 43,970 42,192 43,486 44,004 45,103 43,927 Sep 13,979 15,572 14,826 13,728 16,667 20,091 17,304 19,299 20,520 22,963 24,763 23,635

Oct 9,018 12,775 11,139 43,358 10,229 11,031 31,581 12,737 9,544 11,434 9,144 12,974 Nov 7,079 10,432 7,520 30,350 7,946 11,113 38,831 10,092 13,991 12,900 13,654 10,878 Dec 9,231 8,303 11,453 9,226 13,066 12,564 19,531 9,005 9,646 10,850 10,112 10,103

Total 162,988 199,165 182,761 250,304 201,447 229,542 312,226 235,034 237,490 267,123 261,245 249,259 N/A Avg. 13,582 16,597 15,230 20,859 16,787 19,129 26,019 19,586 19,791 22,260 21,770 20,772 N/A

Source: Anchorage Museum of History & Art, Municipality of Anchorage. 199 Patron Visits (1,000s) Anchorage Municipal Libraries - 1989 to 1996

1,001 1,000 909 916 924 930 885 841 800 687

600

400

200

0 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993* 1994 1995 1996 Source: Anchorage Municipal Libraries. *Low total for this year is related to problems with the patron counting equipment. (Revised 10/27/97) 97qual #46

New Cards Issued Anchorage Municipal Libraries - 1992 to 1996

24,868 25,000 23,992 22,097 21,409 19,920 20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

0 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Source: Anchorage Municipal Libraries. (Revised 10/27/97) 97qual #47 200 Total Materials Circulated (1,000s) Anchorage Municipal Libraries - 1990 to 1996

1,400 1,339 1,323 1,319 1,311 1,305 1,212 1,207 1,200 1,100

1,000

800

600

400

200

0 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996* Source: Anchorage Municipal Libraries. *Decrease in 1996 is related to increased us of on-line electronic access. (Revised 10/27/97) 97qual #42

Reference Transactions Anchorage Municipal Libraries - 1990 to 1996

250,000 232,076 214,132 216,684 202,658 200,000 188,656 179,192

156,942 150,000

100,000

50,000

0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Source: Anchorage Municipal Libraries. (Revised 10/27/97) 97qual #41 201 Budget for New Materials* ($1,000s) Anchorage Municipal Libraries - 1983 to 1996

$1,187 $1,200

$1,017 $1,000 $973 $906

$789 $787 $800 $772 $752 $751 $776 $701 $663 $594 $600 $546

$400

$200

$0 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Source: Anchorage Municipal Libraries. *Purchase of books, periodicals, videos, tapes, compact discs, films, arts prints and CD-ROMs and other electronic information sources. 97qual #43

Total Library Material Holdings* (in 1,000s) Anchorage Municipal Libraries - 1985 to 1996 600 536 523 526 521 519 506 500 492 462 458 461 435 431 400

300

200

100

0 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Source: Anchorage Municipal Libraries. *Includes books, records, tapes, compact discs, periodicals, art prints, films and video cassettes. Does not include information on microfilm and microfiche (back issues of newspapers and magazines), manuscripts, governments documents and sheet music. Note: a major reason for the decline in holdings between 1993-95 was purging of most LP recordings. 97qual #48 202 Library Materials by Type Anchorage Municipal Libraries -1996

Video Tapes 18% Other* 4%

Books Other Records/tapes 94% 6% 55%

Periodicals 5% Compact Disks 18%

Total Holdings: 518, 516

Source: Anchorage Municipal Libraries. *Includes 859 films, 226 art prints and 33 CD-ROMs. Note: does not include microforms, manuscripts, government documents and sheet music. (Revised 10/27/97) 97qual #50

Library Materials by Branch Anchorage Municipal Libraries -1996

Mountain View 3% Gerrish 8%

Samson 24%

Loussac Other Muldoon 25% 64% 36%

Chugiak-E.R. 40%

Total Holdings: 518, 516

Source: Anchorage Municipal Libraries. Note: Includes books, records, tapes, compact discs, periodicals, art prints, films and video cassettes. Does not include information on microfilm and microfiche (back issues of newspapers and magazines), manuscripts, governments documents and sheet music. The main library is the Z.J. Loussac Library at 3600 Denali Street. The Mountain View Branch is located in Clark Middle School. The Scott & Wesley Gerrish Branch is located in Girdwood. The Samson-Dimond Branch is located in Dimond Center. The Muldoon Branch is located in the Boniface Center. The Chugiak-Eagle River Branch is located at 12400 Old Glenn Highway. (Revised 10/27/97) 97qual #51 203 Sullivan Sports Arena Attendance Anchorage - 1996 Sports Events 252,366 51%

Concerts** 76,255 15%

Other 11,570 2%

Trade Shows Meetings* 104,601 21% 49,230 10% 1996 Total: 494,022 Source: Ogden Entertainment Services, Inc., which operates the George M. Sullivan Sports Arena for the Municipality of Anchorage. *Includes banquets; includes family shows. (Revised 8/1/97) 97qual #9

Sullivan Sports Arena Attendance Anchorage - 1989 to 1996

499,042 488,694 500,000 432,833 417,089 411,672 400,000 348,615 354,884 301,564 300,000

200,000

100,000

0 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Source: Ogden Entertainment Services,Inc., which operates the George M. Sullivan Sports Arena for the Municipality of Anchorage. (Revised 7/29/97) 97qual #5 204 Sullivan Sports Arena Attendance Anchorage - 1994-96

205,832 Sports Events 242,974 252,366

118,128 Trade Shows 123,387 104,601

18,500 Concerts** 50,801 76,255

31,350 Meetings* 46,100 49,230 1994 37,862 1995 Other 35,780 11,570 1996

0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 Source: Ogden Entertainment services, Inc., which operates the George M. Sullivan Sports Arena for the Municipality of Anchorage. (Revised 8/1/97) 97qual #10

Hockey Participation* (in 1,000s) Anchorage 1984-96 350 330 319 316

300 281

250

200 182 175 168

150 143 129 109 100 87 86 82

0 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Source: Municipality of Anchorage, Parks & Recreation Department, Sports & Facilities Section, Annual Reports. *Participants are counted for each game they play. (Revised 10/23/97) 97qual #18 205 Participation* in Team Sports Anchorage - 1993 & 1996

280,910 Hockey 315,870 193,000 Soccer 272,450 253,020 Softball 262,705 191,320 Baseball 246,435 75,730 Basketball 116,800 62,100 Volleyball 56,325 35,250 Football/Rubgy 38,190 1993 2,690 Broom-hockey 1996 2,630

0 100,000 200,000 300,000 Source: Municipality of Anchorage, Parks & Recreation Department, Sports & Facilities Section, Annual Reports. *Participants are counted for each game they play. 97qual #22

Outdoor Soccer Participation* (1,000s) Anchorage 1984-96 250 222 201 201 200 193 179 165 157 150 129

105 100 72

0 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Senior 30 33 33 39 40 46 48 51 53 47 Junior 41 72 96 118 125 133 145 150 148 175 Source: Municipality of Anchorage, Parks & Recreation Department, Sports & Facilities Section, Annual Reports. *Participants are counted for each game they play. 97qual #24 206 Public Parks, Trails & Recreation Facilities Municipality of Anchorage - 1996 , 228 Municipal Parks , 14,654 Acres of Parks , 98 Miles of Paved Bike Trails , 74 Play Grounds , 133 Kilometers of Ski Trails , 65 Tennis Courts , 88 Ball Fields/Recreation Fields , 13 Ice Skating Areas , 13 Fitness Trails/Clusters , 6 Community Recreation Centers , 6 Indoor Swimming Pools , 15 Lakes , 5 Library Branches

Source: Municipality of Anchorage, Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports. 97qual #46

Persons* Using Picnic Shelters Anchorage Parks 1980-96 80,000

70,000 65,027 63,815 64,400 62,093

60,000 55,880

50,802 48,874 50,000 47,159 45,132 45,544 42,150 38,809 40,000 38,683 37,500 35,097 35,437

30,000 28,904

20,000

10,000

0 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Requests 320 529 586 579 627 698 753 616 613 614 752 717 857 868 985 766 906 Persons 35,097 35,437 47,159 45,132 38,683 38,809 28,904 42,150 37,500 45,544 50,802 48,874 55,880 63,815 64,400 62,093 65,027 Source: Municipality of Anchorage, Parks & Recreation Department, Sports & Facilities Section, Annual Reports. *Includes only persons at events which reserved parks for an event. (Revised 9/20/97) 97qual #23 207 208 Outdoor Recreation Equipment Ownership

Alaska Residents - 1992

88% Fishing Gear 86% Backpack 79% Tent 79% Bicycle 66% Hunting Gear 61% Skis 33% Motorboat 28% Canoe/Raft 28% ORV/ATV 22% RV 6% Sea Kayak 4% Dog Team 4% Sailboat

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Source: Survey for the Alaska Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation by Hellenthal & Associates. 97qual #15

$ Millions Construction* for Parks & Trails Municipality of Anchorage - 1985-96 $14.0

$12.1 $12.0

$10.0

$8.0

$5.9 $6.0 $5.3

$4.0 $3.5 $3.2 $2.7 $2.2 $1.8 $1.8 $2.0 $1.4 $1.0 $1.2

$0.0 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Source: Municipality of Anchorage, Cultural & Recreational Services, Parks & Recreation Division. *Includes acquisition, design, and construction. Does not include major "Project 80s" projects such as the Coastal Trail, Kincaid Park Chalet and Spenard Recreation Center. (Revised 10/31/97) 97qual #56 209 Participation* in Summer Activities on Trails Anchorage Households - 1992

78.7% Walking for Pleasure 76.2% Biking (Paved Trails) 40.0% Hiking 39.1% Biking (Unpaved Trails) 30.8% Jogging/Running 24.4% Dog Walking 21.9% Interpretive/Nature 18.1% Rollerblading 8.9% Off-Road Vehicle 7.0% Canoeing/Kayaking 1.9% Roller Skiing 1.6% Equestrian

0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% % Households Participating

Participation* in Winter Activities on Trails Anchorage Households - 1992

43.0% Cross-country Skiing 38.9% Walking for Pleasure 13.3% Jogging/Running 11.7% Dog Walking 9.5% Snowmobiles/ATV 5.7% Snowshoeing 2.5% Ski-Joring 1.0% Dog Mushing 0.9% Equestrian

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% % Households Participating

Source: Based on a random survey of Anchorage households conducted in February 1993. *Percentage of households in which one or more members participated in activity in activity in 1992. 97ski 12/18/97 #3 210 Kilometers of Maintained Cross-Country Ski Trails Anchorage, Eagle River/Chugiak & Girdwood - 1997

Kilometers of Trails Location Maintained By Unlighted Lighted Total Barlett High School Nordic Ski Association 3.5 1.5 5.0

Campbell Creek Trail MOA Parks & Recreation 7.2 - 7.2

Connors Bog Ski Jor Trail N. Amer. Ski Jor Ski Pulk Assoc. 7.0 - 7.0

Eagle River/Chugiak 19.2 4.0 23.2 Beach Lake Trails (Chugiak) Private Contractor 12.0 4.0 16.0 Mirror/Edmonds Lake Ski Trail MOA Parks & Recreation 7.2 - 7.2

Fort Richardson Ft. Richardson Community Rec. 9.0 - 9.0

Girdwood 4.5 - 4.5 Stumpy's Early Winter Trail (Girdwood) Local Residents 3.0 - 3.0 Moose Meadow Loop (Girdwood) Local Residents 1.5 - 1.5

Hillside/Far North Bicentennial Park 37.3 7.0 44.3 Junior Nordic Loop Nordic Ski Association - 1.8 1.8 Besh Loop Nordic Ski Association - 2.1 2.1 Lighted Loop Nordic Ski Association - 3.1 3.1 Spencer Loop Nordic Ski Association 7.5 - 7.5 Tour of Anchorage Trail to Tudor Nordic Ski Association 12.0 - 12.0 Other Nordic Ski Association 5.8 - 5.8 Far North Bic. Ski Jor Trails N. Amer. Ski Jor Ski Pulk Assoc. 12.0 - 12.0

Jim Mahaffey Trail System (APU/UAA) Nordic Ski Association 8.0 - 8.0

Kincaid Park 40.4 17.9 58.4 Biathon Loop Nordic Ski Association 1.0 0.5 1.5 Jodphur Nordic Ski Association 0.7 2.2 2.9 Lake Loop Nordic Ski Association 5.2 - 5.2 Lekisch Nordic Ski Association 4.6 2.9 7.5 Margaux Loop Nordic Ski Association - 5.8 5.8 Mize Loop Nordic Ski Association - 4.4 4.4 Sisson Nordic Ski Association 10.0 - 10.0 Other Nordic Ski Association 18.9 2.1 21.0

Lanie Fleisher Chester Creek* MOA Parks & Recreation 6.0 4.0 10.0

Russian Jack Park MOA Parks & Recreation 4.0 3.0 7.0

Tony Knowles Coastal Trail MOA Pks & Rec/Nordic Ski Assoc. 17.0 - 17.0

Total for All Cross-Country Trails 163.1 37.4 200.6

Source: Survey of persons responsible for grooming trails by MOA Community Planning & Development Department, Nov. 1997. *Note: A project is currently underway to light all of this trail. (Revised 11/10/97) 211 X-Country Ski Trail Lights & Maintenance Anchorage, Eagle River & Girdwood - 1997

Unlighted 81% Nordic Ski Club* 56% 163.1 K 112.2 K

N Am Ski Jor 9% 19.0 K

Other 15% Muni of Anch 20% Lighted 19% 29.5 K 39.9 K 37.4 K

Total Maintained Ski Trails: 200.6 Kilometers

Source: Survey of persons responsible for grooming trails by MOA Community Planning & Development Department, November 1997. *Note: Since the 17 kilometer Tony Knowles Coastal Trail is maintained by both the Municipality of Anchorage and the Nordic Ski Club, 8.5 kilometers was allocated to each. (Revised 11/10/97) 97ski 12/19/97 #18

Kilometers of Maintained X-country Ski Trails Anchorage, Eagle River & Girdwood - 1997

Kincaid Park 58.4 Hillside/Far North Bicen. Park 44.3 Tony Knowles Coastal Trail 17.0 Beach Lake (Chugiak) 16.0 Lanie Fleisher Chester Creek* 10.0 Fort Richardson 9.0 Jim Mahaffey (APU/UAA) 8.0 Campbell Creek 7.2 Mirror Lake/Edmonds 7.2 Connors Bog Ski Jor 7.0 Russian Jack Park 7.0 Bartlett High School 5.0 Girdwood 4.5 Unlighted Lighted 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 Source: Survey of persons responsible for grooming trails by MOA Community Planning & Development Department, November 1997. *Note: A project is currently underway to light all of this trail. (Revised 11/10/97) 97ski 11/10/97 #15 212 Anchorage Cross Country Skiers Russian Jack Park & Kincaid Park Trails - 1986 to 1996

60,000

50,656 50,000

42,066 42,550 41,791 39,815 isits 39,062 40,000 37,591

ki V

f S 30,000 27,911

21,840

ber o 20,410 20,000

N 11,588 10,000

0 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Russian Jack 5,524 9,556 7,656 8,839 12,121 7,634 8,483 6,374 8,785 8,010 6,823 Kincaid Park 6,064 12,284 12,754 19,072 25,470 34,432 34,067 33,441 30,277 33,781 43,833

Source: Municipality of Anchorage Dept. of Cultural & Recreational Services, Parks & Recreation. (Revised 9/20/97) 97ski 12/18/97 #1

Junior* Nordic League Skiers Anchorage 1987 to 1996

411 402 400 375 350 354 329 310 310 305 300 275

233 204 207 200 170 150

96 102 100 53 38 44

0 S87 F87 S88 F88 S89 F89 S90 F90 S91 F91 S92 F92 S93 F93 S94 F94 S95 F95 S96 F96

Source: Municipality of Anchorage Dept. of Cultural & Recreational Services, Parks & Recreation. *Youth age 6 to 13. (Revised 6/20/97) 97ski 12/18/97 #2 213 Tour of Anchorage* Ski Race Participants Anchorage 1988 to 1997

1,200 1,090

1,000 860 800 800 650 600 560 550 600

350 400 175 200 100

0 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

Source: P.J. Hill, Tour of Anchorage, race director. *The Tour of Anchorage is part of the Great American ski chase race series. It includes 25, 40 & 50-kilometer courses. 97ski 12/18/97 #8

Donations* to Ski Trail Maintenance Anchorage - 1989-90 to 1996-97

$140,000 $136,200 $135,200

$120,100 $120,000 $108,000

$100,000 $92,000 $87,600 $80,000

$61,600 $60,000

$40,000 $40,000

$20,000

$0 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96** 96-97

Source: Nordic Ski Association of Anchorage. *Voluntary donations to the Alaska Ski Education Foundation. **Virtually no snow this season until February 10, 1996. 97ski 12/18/97 #19 214 Hilltop Ski Area Ski Visits Anchorage - 1992-93 to 1996-97

53,791 60,000

50,000 42,864 42,733 40,323

40,000

24,763 30,000

20,000

10,000

0 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97

Source: Hilltop Ski Area. 97ski 12/18/97 #10

Hilltop Ski Area Days Open Anchorage - 1992-93 to 1996-97

156 158 145

150 132

108

100

0 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97

Source: Hilltop Ski Area. 97ski 12/18/97 #11 215 Alyeska Ski Resort Ski Days & Visits - 1980-97

150,000

125,000

100,000

75,000

50,000

25,000

0 80-81 81-82 82-83 83-84 84-85 85-86 86-87 87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 Ski Days 140 146 158 144 151 153 146 149 149 155 162 160 160 140 169 142 147 All Ski Visits 71,250 92,604 103,763 88,497 121,291144,953116,816154,936155,572150,577120,618152,518131,379111,840150,903120,721151,039 Night Visits 524 2,939 4,993 2,664 8,315 13,048 11,904 14,037 13,128 14,390 13,191 11,633 10,802 7,963 11,844 3,995 5,306 Day Visits 70,726 89,665 98,770 85,833 112,976131,905104,912140,899142,444136,187107,427140,885120,577103,877139,059116,726145,733

Source: Seibu Alaska, Inc., Girdwood, Alaska. (Revised 6/27/97) 97ski 12/18/97 #7

Alyeska Resort Skier Visits 1996-97 Season, By Month

50,000 44,978

40,000

30,000 26,696 25,585 26,071

20,000 13,607 14,122

10,000

0 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr 96 97

Source: Seibu Alaska, Inc., Girdwood, Alaska. 97ski 12/18/97 #6 216 % Households who "Ski Frequently" Top Ten U.S. Cities - 1997

Anchorage, AK 23.7%

Butte-Bozeman, MT 22.9%

Denver, CO 22.8%

Helena, MT 21.7%

Missoula, MT 21.6%

Fairbanks, AK 21.2%

Bulington,VT/Plattsburgh, NY 20.3%

Bend, OR 20.3%

Reno, NV 19.5%

Twin Falls, ID 19.4%

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0%

Source: Survey conducted by Polk, Detroit, MI. (Revised 12/18/97) 97ski 12/18/97 #20 Alyeska & Hilltop Ski Facility Summary

Characteristic Alyeska Hilltop Skiable Area 786 acres 30 acres Elevation Top: 2,750' Top: 785' Base : 250' Base: 491' Vertical 2,500 feet 294 feet Lift System 1 - Tram; 1 - Detachable quad; 2 - Fixed 1 - Double chair Quads; 3 - Doubles; 2 - Pony Lift 1 - Rope tow Maximum lift capability 10,945 skiers per hour 1,200 skiers per hour Slope Distance 8,000' 2,090' Comfortable Capacity/S.A.O.T 3,850 Typical Season Nov. - April Mid Nov. - April 1 Terrain Emphasis advanced intermediate and advanced Beginner Snowmaking 77 acres 30 acres Night Lighting 75 acres 30 acres On-mountain facilities Glacier tram terminal, with two restaurants, Warming hut w/ limited viewing decks food/beverage, no restrooms Base facilities Lodging (including 307 room hotel), day Day lodge restaurants/snack bar lodge and restaurants; ski rental; sport shop Ski rental (plus town of Girdwood) Ski school Vehicle Parking Capacity 1,000 220 Programs Ski school, telemark & snowboard lessons. Ski school, telemark & snowboard kids programs lessons, kids programs Lift Tickets Adult $31 $18 (full day Student $24 $14 Ticket) Child/Senior $17 (<13/>60; $7<7) $10 (under 5)

Source: Alyeska Ski Resort and Hilltop Ski Area. 217 218 Southcentral Alaska Snowmobile Access Points

2 1

3 Richardson Hwy.

Talkeetna

13 Glennallen 12 11

5 4

Parks Hwy. 6 9 10 Richardson Hwy. 7 Glenn Hwy. 28 N Wasilla Palmer 8 14 025 30 17 Miles 17 15 17 24 16 26 27 17 Valdez Anchorage 25 17 Seward Hwy. Area Location 29 Hope 1. Denali Highway MP 1-15 Denali Hwy. Hope Hwy. 2. Denali State Park MP 169 Parks Hwy. 3. Petersville Road Area MP 101 Parks Hwy. 19 18 4. Purches Creek Area MP 71 Parks Hwy. Kenai Sterling Hwy. 20 5. Willow Creek MP 71 Parks Hwy. Cordova 6. Hatcher Pass* MP 50 Glenn Hwy. 7. Nancy Lk. State Rec. Area* MP 67 Parks Hwy. Soldotna 21 8. Big Lake Area MP 52 Parks Hwy. 9. Buffalo Mine MP 53 Glenn Hwy. Seward Hwy. 10. Jonesville Mine MP 61Glenn Hwy. 11. Old Man Trail MP 130 Glenn Hwy. 12. Eureka Summit MP 127-135 Glenn Hwy. 23 22 13. Lake Louise Area MP 160 Glenn Hwy. Seward 14. Knik River Trail Plumley Rd. to end of Caudill 23 Rd. out of the town of Butte 15. Fort Richardson** MP 7.5 Glenn Hwy. 16. Elmendorf AFB*** North Bonfice Pkwy.(Anchorage) 17. Chugach State park* Access points from Eklutna Lk. 23 to Bird Crk 23 18. Resurrection Pass MP 16 Hope Hwy. MP 39.5 Seward Hwy. Homer MP 52 Sterling Hwy. 19. Turnagain Pass* MP 68.5 Seward Hwy. 20. Summit Lakes* MP 46 Seward Hwy. 21. Moose Pass MP 29.5 Seward Hwy. 22. Exit Glacier MP 3.7 Seward Hwy. 23. Caribou Hills* MP 110 Sterling Hwy. MP 117.5 Seward Hwy. Ninilchik Homer 24. Mineral Creek Valdez 25. Valdez Glacier Old Valdez 26. Robe Lake MP 3.5 Richardson Hwy. 27. Thompson Pass MP 26 Richardson Hwy. 28. Bernard Creek Trail MP 79 Richardson Hwy. 29. Placer & 20 Mile Rivers South of Girdwood 30. Little Susitna Boat Landing Burma Rd. - Little Susitna

* with restrictions, ** must have fort Richardson safety Training *** EAFB open only to Department of Defense Employees

Map prepared by: Department of Community Planning and Development, Municipality of Anchorage December 1997 219 Registered Snowmachines Municipality of Anchorage - 1990-96 10,000

8,482 8,000

6,685

6,000 5,531

3,946 4,000 3,765

2,114 2,000 1,564

0 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Source: Alaska Department of Public Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles. (Revised 10/28/97) 97qual #54

Golf Course Holes Anchorage/Mat-Su Area 1965-1999 126 120

100 90

80 72

60 54 54 45 40 27 18 20

0 Pre-1965 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 95-99 Source: Municipality of Anchorage, Community Planning & Development Department survey. Note: The data for 1995-99 includes only golf courses which have already opened or are under construction. (Revised 10/27/97) 97qual #26 220