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Snowbird Owner Threatens Own Resort, All Skiing, with Alaska Coal Mine Proposal
02 years ago
by Press Release
in Resort News
Salt Lake City — A huge coal strip-mining operation proposed on Alaska’s Chuitna River by the owner of the Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort in Utah has drawn the ire of groups concerned about the mine’s contribution to global warming.
Richard Bass, who owns the prominent Utah resort, has partnered with William H. Hunt to form PacRim Coal LLC, which has submitted permit applications to build a coal mine directly on top of 11 miles of prime salmon fisheries feeding the Cook Inlet. Nearly all the coal excavated from the mine, located about 45 miles from Anchorage, would be exported to coal markets in China and other Pacific Rim countries. The Chuitna mine would produce more than 12 million tons of coal annually, which when burned, would emit more than 27 million tons of carbon dioxide. (more…)
The North Face Masters of Snowboarding 2009 Tour Dates Announced
23 years ago
The North Face Masters of Snowboarding is the largest big mountain snowboarding tour in the country, with a prize purse of $45,000 and two new world-class venues
Registration begins Monday, December 15, at 8am MST
Salt Lake City, Utah, December 12, 2008 – Now in its sophomore year, The North Face Masters of Snowboarding (TNF Masters) has become the largest cohesive competitive big mountain snowboarding tour in the country. A three-stop tour, TNF Masters is designed to cater to the motivation, talent and skill of world-class big mountain snowboarders. The 2009 tour visits Snowbird, Utah, Crested Butte, Colorado, and culminates at the ultimate big mountain competition venue of Kirkwood, California. (more…)
MTNOPS’ Tailgate Alaska April 1st-10th
03 years ago
THOMPSON PASS, AK. – MTNOPS in cooperation with Smith Optics, Alaskan Brewing, Redbull Energy Drink, Dakine, Alaska Backcountry Adventures, CFR, Dagger Skates and Freecaster.TV bring you an event unlike any other. There will be no winners and the only losers will be those that do not attend. This is a tailgate party, snowboard style, deep in the Chugach Range of Alaska. (more…)
The Big Easy Launches New Website + Camp Promo
03 years ago
The Big Easy launches website for it’s 2008 summer camp along with their $100′s for 100 promo. (more…)
Alyeska Resort Opens with 130″ of New Snow
04 years ago
by Press Release
in Resort News
Girdwood, Alaska –November 15, 2007 – With the 130 inches that fell since November 1, Alyeska Resort mountain crews have been hard at work preparing the upper-mountain for the first opening of the 2007-2008 season. The upper mountain boasts 84 inches of snow pack, while midway has 48 inches, and the base has 22 inches. (more…)
Andreas Wiig- A Quick Interview with the Backcountry Machine
34 years ago
by Maggie
in Interviews
Andreas Wiig is a driven, powerful snowboarder who’s smooth style stands out on all types of terrain. Snowboarding first captured Andreas at a young age in Norway where rough snow and ice conditions did not deter him from learning, but instead pushed him to focus himself and thrive in any condition. Now, in his professional career, he takes snowboarding to a new level. He charges anything he is going to hit and does it with machine-like force and precision. Andreas spends time in both Norway and the US and continues to be an inspiration to many worldwide. If you aren’t lucky enough to catch up with him on a snowboard, you may find him bartending in wild Alaska. (more…)
Alyeska Resort Goes Green
04 years ago
by Press Release
in Resort News
GIRDWOOD, AK – Alyeska Resort announced today that it was offsetting the carbon footprint of 100 percent of the energy used by its Tram by purchasing 403,200 kilowatt-hours of annual renewable energy over the next ten years. Alyeska Resort’s purchased the carbon footprint offset through a partnership with Denali Green Tag’s Tour Green Program and Bonneville Environmental Foundation’s (BEF) SkiGreen program which provides clean energy options throughout the State of Alaska. “The Denali Green Tag program affords the resort and its customers an opportunity not only to offset much of Alyeska’s carbon footprint, but to do so in support of renewable energy resources right here at home, more specifically the Fire Island wind project,†commented John Byrne, Alyeska Resort owner. “I would like to thank Larry Daniels, Jason Lott, and Rosey Fletcher for bringing this issue to the forefront. (more…)
Alaska’s Largest Ski Resort Gets Major Facelift!
04 years ago
by Press Release
in Resort News
Anchorage, Alaska, Oct. 3, 2007- Alyeska Resort, home of the 2005 and 2007 U.S. Alpine Championships, is currently in the midst of a three phase, multi-million dollar renovation project enhancing The Hotel Alyeska and Mount Alyeska. The majority of the project is slated for completion prior to the 2007 – 2008-ski season. (more…)