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Seth Frank takes a family “selfie.” South Lake Tahoe resident Seth Frank describes himself as an adrenaline junkie. Like many, the 43-year-old embraces the Tahoe lifestyle year-round, enjoying snowboarding, mountain biking, golf and softball. It’s not surprising maintaining this lifestyle has taken a physical toll on Seth’s body. After years of sending it off cliffs and navigating steep, mountainous terrain, Seth has had his share of pain and injuries. He had LCL surgery in 2011 and, as...

Windy with showers through Thursday Jackie Purcell © Provided by Anchorage KTUU-TV Glory is ready for April showers! Linda Zimmerman_JP 4-14-21 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Spring showers, much of it rain in the lower elevations, hit the southcentral region on Thursday. Winds will remain strong along Turnagain Arm and higher elevations of the Anchorage hillside through Thursday morning. The Chugach National Forecast Avalanche Information Center says the danger is high and will ...

Biden taps former BOEM chief for key Interior oil regulation role By Jennifer A. Dlouhy on 4/14/2021 Tommy Beaudreau WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) --Tommy Beaudreau, a veteran of the Interior Department who charted new restrictions for Arctic oil drilling under former President Barack Obama, is being tapped to return to the agency as its No. 2 official. President Joe Biden is slated to nominate Beaudreau to be the deputy Interior secretary, according to two people famil...

NTSB releases preliminary on deadly helicopter crash near Knik Glacier Jill Burke © Provided by Anchorage KTUU-TV The NTSB believes the helicopter impacted terrain about 15 to 20 feet below the top of a ridgeline. They add that debris from the crash fell about 900 ft downslope from the top of the ridgeline. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The National Transportation Safety Board has released the preliminary report for the helicopter crash that killed five people near Knik Glacier ...

Backcountry avalanche warning in effect for Western Chugach, Kenai Mountains Jay Luzardo © Provided by Anchorage KTUU-TV The Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center issued an immediate broadcast stating that there are “very dangerous avalanche conditions” for both mountains in and around Girdwood, Portage, Turnagain Pass, Summit Lake, Lost Lake and Seward. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A 24-hour backcountry avalanche warning is in effect for the Western Chugach ...

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Tommy Beaudreau, a veteran of the Interior Department who charted new restrictions for Arctic oil drilling under former President Barack Obama, is being tapped to return to the agency as its No. 2 official. President Joe Biden is slated to nominate Beaudreau to be the deputy Interior secretary, according to two people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named before a formal announcement expected later this week. Beaudreau, a lawyer, rose to promi...

NTSB preliminary report out on deadly helicopter crash near Knik Glacier Gilbert Cordova © Provided by Anchorage KTUU-TV The NTSB believes the helicopter impacted terrain about 15 to 20 feet below the top of a ridgeline. They add that debris from the crash fell about 900 ft downslope from the top of the ridgeline. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The National Transportation Safety Board has released the preliminary report for the helicopter crash that killed five people near Knik G...

Print article Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s “land management gambit” needs a more critical review than you gave it. His executive order purports to impose state management on “all navigable waterways” and their associated submerged lands in Alaska, but it cannot do that. First, state jurisdiction extends only to those waterways formally determined to be “navigable” for title purposes, under factual and legal tests going back to the 1800s. If the United States contests navigability, then...

On Saturday, March 27, a helicopter carrying Petr Kellner, 56, a citizen of the Czech Republic and one of the world’s wealthiest men, crashed near the Knik Glacier in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains. The accident was widelyreported; the crash killed five people and left one person hospitalized in stable but serious condition, making it the deadliest heli-skiing aviation accident in North American history. Judging by the timing of the crash, at 6:35 P.M., it was likely the final run of the day. T...

Skiing without the crowds: The best off-the-beaten-track ski resorts Visiting a lesser-known resort can offer the chance to ski in splendid solitude in quirky locations – ideal in the age of social distancing 6 April 2021 • 2:01pm The secluded slopes of Norway could see a boom in future winters  Credit: Nikolay Tsuguliev/Getty In a poll by The Telegraph 60 per cent of skiers said they would consider going somewhere new and quieter on their next trip to the slopes as coronavirus forces the...