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Postcards From Alaska introduces KNLS listeners to America's last frontier and is a daily feature of the New Life Station.
Largest Women-Only Ski Event
While football fans around the country watch two top teams in the United States battle for first place in the National Football League (NFL), women of all ages will be gathering in Anchorage, Alaska, on Super Bowl Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003, for the Seventh Annual Ski for Women, the largest, women-only ski event in the United States.
The Alaska Ski for Women began in 1997 to raise awareness and funds for the Abused Women’s Aid In Crisis (AWAIC) program in Anchorage, Alaska. National figures show that domestic violence is at its highest on Super Bowl Sunday, so event organizers chose that day for the annual ski event. Nearly 1,450 women turned out to support the 2002 event, and organizers expect even more in 2003.
The 4-kilometer ski, located at Kincaid Park, focuses on fun for participants rather than competition. Women of all ages and abilities ski in teams of two in classic/diagonal or skate/freestyle events. Awards are given to the top three finishing teams in each of three categories: Mother and Daughter, Relatives (sisters, aunts, nieces, etc.) and Friends. Women who do not have someone to ski with are matched with another single. The festive event includes refreshments, awards, door prizes, and a silent auction.
The 1,400-acre Kincaid Park is one of two Nordic ski areas in the United States certified for international competition and features a maze of unpaved trails for year-round use. Kinclaid Park has been the site of many local, national and international cross-country ski events, including World Cup races, World Masters Championships, U.S. Biathlon Championships, and North American Biathlon Championships, to name a few. Skiers are treated to spectacular views of Cook Inlet, Mt. Susitna and Fire Island to the west, Mt. Foraker and Mt. McKinley to the north, and the Chugach Mountains to the east.
For more information about the Alaska Ski for Women, visit www.alaskaskiforwomen.org. For information about traveling to Anchorage, a 2002 All-America City, explore www.anchorage.net, or call 1-800-478-1255 to order a free Official Anchorage Visitors Guide.
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