by Sparky Anderson | Feb 5, 2022 | News
Alaska is famous for being really light. Land of the midnight sun. But right or wrong, our northern paradise is better known for being really dark. Both seasons have their pros and cons. Anchorage, resting at 60 degrees latitude north, owns the Alaska-lite version of...
by Sparky Anderson | Jan 14, 2022 | News
And just like that, the holiday break is over. It was a busy one. The Alpiners had a small crew at the Canadian Panorama Nor-Am series and scored some solid results. Leon Nikic was ready to start his first World Cup – a slalom in Zagreb on Jan 5th, but got rained out....
by Sparky Anderson | Dec 15, 2021 | News
The UAA ski team is incredibly fortunate to enjoy the dedication, tenacity, and service of two volunteer coaches for the better part of two decades. Adam Verrier and Morten Kjerland have given countless hours, days, weeks, and likely years of their lives to the...
by Sparky Anderson | Dec 14, 2021 | News
Pretty cool to see current Seawolves JC Schoonmaker and Tuva Bygrave along with former Seawolves Casey Wright and Hailey Swirbul competing at the highest level this week. Tomorrow, four current Alpiners take on an international field, including NOR AM SL leader,...
by Sparky Anderson | Dec 2, 2021 | News
The big news coming out of Thanksgiving weekend was JC Schoonmaker’s 7th place FIS World Cup classic sprint finish in Ruka, Finland. With his teammates glued to the live feed, JC posted the fifth-fastest qualification time (the top 30 advance to six-skier heats), then...
by Sparky Anderson | Nov 21, 2021 | News
The Empirical and Metric standards of measurement have been battling each other for centuries. Kilometers vs. miles, centimeters to inches, or pounds over kilos. And forget about liquids. They even argue over the proper spelling of “litre.” Our international group of...
