ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Hannah Rudd had never raced a 50 k before. Jack Novak was doing his second one in as many weekends. They took different paths to get there, but both ended up in the same place on Sunday afternoon: first in the flagship 50-kilometer freestyle race of the Tour of Anchorage. The 30th annual Tour (pearl anniversary!) set off from Service High School, beneath the foothills of the Chugach Mountains at the eastern...
Press release) The newest installment of the community’s biggest ski event marks 100 years of ski racing in Anchorage ANCHORAGE – Nordic skiers from around Alaska and beyond will celebrate snow and 100 years of ski racing in our community at the Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage’s premier event, the Tour of Anchorage on Sunday, March 5. This year’s event will also mark the first traditional Tour in three years – low snow the past...
A first-time racer and a former champion returning after a long absence skied to convincing victories in the Anchorage Tour 30 k freestyle on Sunday, the shortened version of the 50 k Tour of Anchorage which took place on a 3 k loop at Kincaid Park.
With less than two weeks to go, skiers everywhere are getting ready for the 2011 Tour of Anchorage. On Sunday March 6, thousands of skiers will participate in the largest ski race in Alaska, and what many claim is the second largest ski race in North America. Many elite athletes consider the Tour to be the pinnacle of their season’s training and you can expect to find nearly all the big name Alaska skiers participating—just...