Safari Club International is appealing a decision from a federal judge to uphold hunting and trapping restrictions in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
Outdoors
Bethel couple’s pandemic dog sled wedding comes 12 years after meeting in Ohio Waffle House
With the pandemic still going and the courthouse closed, wedding planning took a different spin.
Skating the winter blues away
With indoor rinks closed to public skate, new and experienced skaters alike are turning to natural rinks to get their fix.
Yakutat To Unimak: Minnesota hiker recounts 2,500-mile Alaska traverse
From mid-June to mid-October, Dan Binde of Minnesota hiked from Yakutat, in the northern reaches of Alaska’s Inside Passage, across the Alaska Peninsula, to Unimak, the largest and easternmost of the Aleutian Islands.
‘Lots to consider in the mountains’: Monday’s harmless avalanche on Mt. Juneau could be a sign of more to come
In the urban avalanche advisory for Tuesday, Juneau emergency programs manager Tom Mattice wrote that recent storms have brought cycles of snow, rain and freezing mist, leading to a snowpack that was “definitely developing more questionable weak layers.”
Massive mountain rockslide near Juneau shakes the earth on Christmas Eve
When all that rock fell, it shook the earth equivalent to a magnitude 2.8 or 2.9 earthquake.
‘Use your car as your lodge’: Eaglecrest Ski Area now open with a few new pandemic rules
Masks are required to be worn at all times except while skiing or snowboarding downhill. Lift lines have been designed to keep everyone six feet apart in all directions.
The 2021 Iditarod sled dog race is still on, but will end in Willow
The revised race route is among a list of changes to the event triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, race officials say.
Eaglecrest Ski Area won’t open this weekend after heavy rainfall, mild temperatures
Managers say they want to keep customers safe and preserve the snow pack until it gets colder and drier on the mountain.
Juneau officials caution residents to be prepared for landslides as rains continue
With heavy rain expected on already saturated ground, people living in hillside areas should be especially vigilant.