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Coming Events
- May 16, 2021
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SDOC meeting
May 16, 2021 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
zoomPlease ignore if you receive the invitation twice. I'm sending the invite via Outlook which not everyone uses, and also via Google Calendar.
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normal monthly SDOC meeting
May 16, 2021 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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normal monthly SDOC meeting
May 16, 2021 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
zoom unitil further notice
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- June 1, 2021
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Club-Wide News
Birch Hill Recreation Area Trails are Fragile Right Now! Please Avoid!
It’s spring! The snow melts and you want to get out and frolic on the trails! But PLEASE WAIT! With your help we can keep the Birch Hill trails in great shape, but we do NEED your help. Please stay off the trails until they firm up. The snow is melting and the frozen...
Meet the Board: Pam Laker Benefits From, Contributes to NSCF Mission
Meet the Board introduces the Board of Directors of the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks to NSCF members and the general public. This article features Pam Laker, who joined the board this past season. Pam is serving as a member-at-large. I grew up outside of Detroit,...
FXC Masters Offers Virtual Training Program
The Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks is offering a virtual training program for Fairbanks skiers. The program, through the club’s FXC Masters program, provides an online training plan and community for Fairbanks skiers of all abilities. The goal of this program is to keep...
Ski Club Applies for Grant to Improve Birch Hill Trails
The Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks is applying for a Recreational Trails Program grant. If the club is successful, the grant would pay for required maintenance upgrades to the existing trail system at Birch Hill Recreation Area and on adjacent Ft. Wainwright land. The...
Word from the Groomers
Do you love spring skiing? Do you love the Sonot Kkaazoot? If you love either or both, please consider donating to the Birch Hill Trail Fund! The do-it-yourself Denali State Bank Sonot Kkaazoot is happening now! You have options of 10, 30 and 50 kilometers. Speed...
2021 Denali State Bank “Virtual” Sonot Kkaazoot Standings (so far)
It’s great seeing people out participating in the 2021 Denali State Bank “Virtual” Sonot Kkaazoot! You can read reports and see photos on the Sonot Kkaazoot blog (scroll down) and the “Virtual” Sonot Facebook Event. We are keeping a running tally of entrants (below)...
Skiathon Draws More than 70 to Support UAF Trails
The Skiathon was a great success despite the pandemic! Even though it was a self-service race/tour, 76 people participated. Of those, 49 were male and 27 were female. We even had a participant in the nostalgic “Wood Ski” division! The Skiathon celebrates and supports...
Pick Your Day, Pick Your Distance: Sonot Kkaazoot COVID-Style!
We’re still holding the 34th Annual Denali State Bank Sonot Kkaazoot! But like most races this pandemic-year, it’s in a different kind of format. And if there’s a wrench to be thrown in the works, might as well throw in two! Work on dismantling the Wendell Street...
Skarland Ski Trail Tour Draws Few Participants, Lots of Fun
Report from Tour Leader Joel Young: The number of attendees were low this year but the company was fun! We had one other participant plus myself and Stan Justice. I'm sure the fresh powder had people either staying home or heading to the ski slopes rather than...
Help UAF Trails, Enter the Skiathon This Weekend
Come join the Skiathon this weekend, March 6-7, and help the University of Alaska Fairbanks trail system. As with most events during the pandemic, the Skiathon will be self-service. The course will be marked late Friday/early Saturday. Skiers can do the course anytime...