AWP Episode 212 "Long Live the T-Bar!" w/John Robinson-Wilson & Todd Rich of Arctic Valley Ski Area

Daniel Buitrago & Jack Lau are in studio with Anchorage Ski Club president Rich Todd & General manager John Robinson-Wilson of Arctic Valley Ski Area

 

Can you ski on volcano ash?, what did we do when in the 92 Mount Spur volcano eruption, Hiking Mount St. Helens 15 years after the 1980 eruption, Daniel’s spring break trip to AZ with the family, Emily’s family heirloom footage of Arctic Valley, the Thompson lift , the OG Ski Lodge on the military site, Anchorage Ski Club founded in 1937, building the arctic valley ski care in World War II, the first ever chair lift in Cordova, challenges of maintaining and upgrading old school ski lift equipment, summer events & weddings, Thompson Truck, last minute spring ski ticket, a tough winter and not much snow in the Anchorage bowl, the beer & wine license & the game changer for the community, life music on the weekends, learn to ski program, starting a junior ski patrol at Arctic Valley, The ski train w/the Double Shovel crew, Merry Marmot Festival - April 12, 2025, fat tire bike race & dummy race, new cabin constructed for rental opportunities at Arctic Valley, become a life time ski member, the STAR up in Arctic Valley, ski patrol coverage and keeping the area safe, future improvements to the ski area, fundraising efforts, the old NIKE site & radar site at Arctic Valley, support Anchorage Ski Club

 

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