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Jeremy Jones Stars In FUEL TV’s Original Series “Firsthand”

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4 years ago
by Press Release in ,

Airing at 8:00pm ET/PT September 23, 2007 (more…)

Arctic Man, March 2002

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10 years ago
by Chris in

Arctic Man is a party; a damn big party. During the weekend, Arctic Man weighs in at around 20,000 people, making it the 4th largest city in Alaska. (Anchorage is at 350,000, Fairbanks at 85,000, and Juneau has close to 30,000.). The original concept was for a team race, the team consisting of a skier/boarder and a puller on a snowmachine. The puller races up a mountain, links up with a skier/boarder, tows him/her across the top, and then the skier drops the rope and books down the other side of the mountain. This is done one team at a time, and the fastest overall time wins the purse for their division. There are men and women divisions for both skiers and boarders, and the total purse was over $100K last year. The race is one day, the party almost a week. Of course there are tons of other events throughout the week; including snowmachine and snowboard big air competitions, and pretty much anything else you can think of. (more…)

00-01 Alyeska Review

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11 years ago
by Chris in

Even after riding at so many resorts, Alyeska remains one of my favorite places to ride.

We were unfortunate enough to get some rain while we were there, which pretty much ruined the pow up top, but it was still a great day to be riding. Alyeska has a wide open feeling to it that not many other resorts can boast. I have visited Alyeska many times, and have never been disappointed. Even when the snow isn't good, there is such a variety of terrain that you can find something fun. This trip we stuck lower on the mountain due to the ice caused by rain up top. The areas where they were making snow were quite fun to ride, and it was a wonderful early-season day.

Many visitors say that Alyeska resembles a European resort more than one from the US; I haven't visited the Alps, but I can definitely say that Alyeska is in the upper eschelon of the resorts I have ridden. Alyeska features some of the shortest lift lines (even on weekends and holidays) and highest average snow numbers that you will find anywhere. If you are going to visit five resorts in the U.S., choose Alyeska as one.

98-99 Alyeska Review

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13 years ago
by Jeremy in

This mountain, in general, KICKS ASS!

Alyeska Resort is the best known ski resort in Alaska, located in the small town of Girdwood, 45 miles south of Anchorage. The mountain consists primarily of freeriding terrain, offering little to freestyle park jibbers, but your not coming to Alaska for that anyway are you? It is one of the best freeriding areas I've found, offering gobbs of powder and natural hits galore. The whole mountain has fairly advanced terrain. The best of it is found on North Face and High Traverse. North Face is some of the most advanced terrain occurring in resorts anywhere. It gets tracked quickly, so get there early after a dump. High Traverse is accessed by hiking out across the mountain from the top lift. From there you can pick your line. Alyeska Resort doesn't build any hits on their mountain, but if you look hard enough you can find plenty of natural hits and with a little bit of sculpting, make them into near perfect park launches.

Alyeska was surprisingly empty for a resort of its size. It hadn't snowed recently, but we were able to find good powder only a short hike away. I didn't get to ride North Face since it looked pretty tracked, but according to everyone I talked to it is awesome after a dump. My favorites were the cat track launches by Chair 4. If you're willing to sacrifice the time and energy you can hike to good powder even without a recent snow.

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