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Heli-Skiing is Hella Rad

Traci Miller — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 21:58:39 +0000

Photo via karina y Looking for the ski experience of a lifetime? Grab your fat skis and head to the 49th state, where helicopters whisk you to the insane terrain of untouched powder, towering ranges, steep vertical drops and ultra-long descents. This is the land where legend comes to life. Alaska’s Chugach range is home […]

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Root for These Alaska Sport Teams

Traci Miller — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 01:16:05 +0000

For a variety of reasons, Alaska doesn’t have any major professional NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB or MLS teams. But that doesn’t mean Alaskans don’t participate in sports. While you’re visiting, you can still catch a game, drink a pint and root for the home team! Hockey Alaska Aces The Anchorage-based Alaska Aces are far […]

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Ringing in the New Year Around Fairbanks

Traci Miller — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:28:15 +0000

Forbes recently named Alaska’s biggest Interior city the fasted growing small town in the United States. Despite the recession, the population of Fairbanks increased by 13.7 percent between 2006 and 2009. Many attribute Fort Wainwright and Eielson military bases for contributing to the low, 6.5 percent unemployment rate, well below the national average. It has […]

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