Girdwood Nordic Ski Club | Girdwood Nordic Ski Club

The Girdwood Nordic Ski Club is dedicated to developing and maintaining a YEAR ROUND Nordic trail system in the Girdwood Valley, and encouraging responsible use through advocacy, education, and stewardship.

Check out our trails project!

Links to other Alaska Nordic Ski Clubs and more can be found here.

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Sean and Ari groomed Meadow after 34 inches of snow

Cross country ski in Girdwood Alaska christina orlandella

girdwood ski trail alaska cross counrty ski

Axxel skiing with dad in Girdwood Alaska

Winner Creek in Girdwood after three feet of snow

CURRENT WEATHER

37°F and Light Rain

Wind: NNE at 13 mph.

Tomorrow:

Rain
High: 44°F, Low: 39°F

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NEWS & UPDATES

Friday, Mar 8th

The 1st Annual Skimeister Challenge

April 13th, 2013

Registration opens March 1^st.

The Skimeister Challenge is a fundraising event for the Challenge Alaska Competition Program & Alyeska Ski Club Juniors and Devos Programs.

#1 goal with the Skimeister is to bring the entire winter ski community together to share our appreciation for winter recreation. A ‘skimeister’ is defined as a skier with the best all-around performance in a downhill, slalom, cross-country, and jumping competition. The opportunity to declare a Skimeister must involve multiple feats of skiing not just one element. Who will 2013 AK Skimeister 2013? Will it be a Nordic, Backcountry or Alpine skier?

Please read Race Info, Rules and find more information at www.alyeskaskiclub.com

After the competition an evening of activities with awards, music, a silent auction, and party will conclude the days’ activity at Challenge Alaska.

Sunday, Mar 3rd

Congratulations to Brent Knight and Aubrey Smith for their victories in the Tour of Anchorage 50K.

Next up:

9 - Sat	NSAA Ski Tour - Ingram Creek
10 - Sun	AMH Anchorage Cup - Phat and Freestyle
11 - 16	USSA Junior National Championships - Fairbanks
16 - Sat	Oosik Ski Race/Tour - Talkeetna
22 - Fri	SKAN24 Bib Pickup - REI

Wednesday, Feb 1st

NANANordic is a journey to the Northwest Arctic of Alaska with
the goal of introducing a sustainable nordic ski program in the
NANA region. It is bringing together some of the best nordic skiers
in the world to help introduce the lifetime sport of nordic skiing to
the Alaskan Villages. In 2012, one month will be spent in the region
teaching nordic skiing. How can you help?
Help through Girdwood Nordic! Go to our Participate page!
Monday, Jan 24th

Some great tips from Olympian Holly Brooks. She has a fantastic series of skiing and waxing tips. Check it out HERE!

RECENT TRAIL REPORTS

Wednesday, May 15th

Evening

5 K Nordic Ski Trail

Lin skied tonight and said there was @ 2" of new snow. Still holding as much as a foot deep on the bridges but it won't last long. If you want to ski it is not too late thru the weekend to make it happen. pz
Wednesday, Apr 24th

Evening

Moose Meadow, Upper Valley Loop and 5K Nordic Ski Trail

Jim went out tonight @6:30 PM and groomed the whole park. He reported the groom with the drag came out pretty well overall. Lower Moose meadow Loop is getting softer and may not last too much longer. Have fun and enjoy it while you can. Spring is here.
Sunday, Apr 21st

Evening

5 K Nordic Ski Trail:

Went out skiing this evening and were pleasantly surprised by the great conditions after being out of town for 3 weeks. Evidently the resort groomer was out recently and as of our ski tonight still alot of untracked courderoy and only a few exsposures going soft and really marking up from the ski tracks. Stay tuned...
Friday, Apr 12th

Evening

Moose Meadow, Upper Meadows, Nordic Trails

All trails are groomed and set with classic tracks. Ari and John are out setting track right now. THE NORDIC TRAIL WILL BE CLOSED FROM 2PM TO 5PM FOR THE AK SKIMEISTER RACE. SATURDAY APRIL 13TH. Please feel free to ski in the morning, or on other meadow trails tomorrow afternoon...or come cheer on the skiers. Deb