Trace the roots of the new 5-kilometer nordic ski trail in Girdwood and you wind up in the Anchorage saloon where Deb Essex used to wait tables. Trace them back even farther and you find Jim Galanes, ...

Apr. 14—Alyeska Resort said Thursday that it's joining the Ikon Pass collective of ski resorts for the 2023-24 season, adding the Girdwood ski area to an array of options available to holders of the ...

Alyeska Resort mountain services manager Brian Burnett decided to head out on the Girdwood 5-kilometer cross-country skiing loop during a rainy day in Girdwood last week. With a lack of snow and icy ...