News / Updates

Check off Membership!

Visit the Sports Swap Sat Nov 2 from 12-3 at the Alyeska Daylodge and find our GNSC table! Renew your Membership then, or online! Thank you for your support and keep up the snow spirit.

Membership Season is here

It’s that time of year again to renew your GNSC Membership! Help maintain and sustain our trails with grooming fuel and maintenance, care for trails year round and getting community out to ski. JOIN online or come visit our table at the Sports Swap Nov 2 at the Alyeska Daylodge 12-3pm or the Holiday Bazaar at the Girdwood School, Saturday Dec 7, starting 11am.

Oct 5th Marathon Results!

Find results here from today’s Full and 1/2 Marathon. Thank you Strabel Timing Services for timing the racers today, ALL the runners, and ALL the volunteers that made this event possible.

This Sunday Kids Run Register now

The Run Wild event takes place this Sunday August 11th! Meet at the Alyeska daylodge at 9am for registration and 10am is the 1k & 5K start. Join the fun for a great cause. Little Bears is the beneficiary! Register or Volunteer HERE

Quick & Easy: Help Anchorage Trails!

Fill out this Survey! www.publicinput.com/rectrails AMATS (Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions) and the Municipality of Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department are updating the 1997 Areawide Trails Plan for the Anchorage, Chugiak, and Eagle River communities. Anyone who lives in these areas or uses the trails is encouraged to participate in the trail use survey. The Plan does not include trails in Chugach State Park.  It only takes 10 minutes! and closes August 18th.

Girdwood RunWalk for Women

June 8th is the 32nd Annual Alaska Run for Women and you can join the Girdwood team without driving the highway. If you can’t make it, please consider becoming part of the team either way. Thank you to the Girdwood Fire Department, Girdwood Health Clinic, and Four Valleys for helping support the cause! Meet 845am at the Magic Carpet

PolePlants and Power Plants!

Corduroy Coverage Turnagain News

https://www.turnagainnews.org/  and more for photos Thank you Jeff Samuels for your coverage!

Corduroy Crush results

Congratulations to all our 2K Snowball Biathlon participants, Timed 5K, and 2x2x2 Relay finishers! Awesome weather, fabulous sponsors and volunteers, and all the Nordic skiing spirit made the day such fun for all. Thank you for making the day a fantastic time under the sun on the trails. RESULTS HERE

April Nordic Newsletter

Is here! Read about all the Nordic information coming up and wrapping up in Alaska in April’s Nordic Newsletter!

Join Corduroy Crush tomorrow Apr 7!

One day to go: Rally your relay team now! or come join the fun. The third annual KMTA and GNSC Corduroy Crush is just around the corner… This fun family event has something for everyone: a 2K with snowball biathlon, a timed 5K, and a 2x2x2 Relay! Register today and visit https://kmtacorridor.org/kmta-corduroy-crush/    for more info! Celebrate the joy of Nordic skiing and rich history in this area this spring. Would you like to volunteer? We would like to have you! Let us know: email rachelblakeslee@kmtacorridor.org

March Nordic Newsletter

The March Nordic Newsletter is here! https://anchoragenordicski.com/newsletter/

Barneløpet Feb 24 this Saturday!

Little Bears Barneløpet returns Saturday, February 24th! Registration 9am, ski at 10am.

February Newsletter

Read the Anchorage Nordic Ski Association’s latest Newsletter! February Newsletter

This Thurs! Wolf FULL Moon Ski & Ride /Jan 25

Fabulous FACTS about the Full Moons in 2024!  Join Community under the Full Wolf Moon January 25th from 530-on in Moose Meadow! Ski or fat bike on a tour and bring your own vessel for hot cocoa. Howling is likely to be part of the night!

Shovel Party Sat 1.6

Shovel Party in Enchanted Forest 10am Saturday. Bring a shovel, wear skis or snowshoes and help smooth out the trail!

Jan Nordic Newsletter

The January Nordic Newsletter has dropped! Check out the cover photo and everything after is packed with fun photos and lots coming in 2024. https://anchoragenordicski.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_nordic_skier_january_online-1.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1yLRtSfHNurLrkrmNP9WMlP2c_VZ67wVme4FkkzXVusANy-O6cjRlZDj0

Kids KMTA Winter Break! Dec 18-22

Moose Pass, Seward, and Girdwood are hosting winter break programs!  All within the KMTA area programs for $25 per child  Mon 18th – Fri Dec 22nd! Visit www.kmtacorridor.org for details!

Solstice Ski 12.21

It’s the big event of the year! Solstice is almost here. However you can celebrate outside is great. Join us before, on, or after Solstice skiing from the 5K kiosk along the Nordic Loop! The 2K will be lit with lights on Thurs, Dec 21st from 6-8pm. We need volunteers if you’re able: info@skigirdwood.org  As parking is extremely limited, come ski from wherever you can in Girdwood to join the ski on the shortest day of the year! Bring your own thermos or mug if you’d like some hot cocoa so we can have a zero waste event.

Holiday Bazaar Saturday!

Come renew your GNSC Membership and check out our new moose swag! See you there at the Girdwood School gym from 12-4pm https://www.facebook.com/events/1719345348534484/?ref=newsfeed