JUNIOR NORDIC REGISTRATION CLOSES THIS WEEK!
(On October 18th, or earlier if the session fills up)
Ski Rental and Pick-Up is at the GPRA Chalet on October 19th, 10-11am.
ClubCam at GPRA
Season Kickoff Party & Annual Meeting at GPRA Saturday, October 19, 6:30 PM Come to elect Board Members, choose a name for the new trail segments, buy an awesome t-shirt, win a prize! Beverages from Arkose Brewery, and abundant pizza.
Thank You Volunteers for the GPRA ski trail work! And thanks to Backcountry Bike and Ski for their support.
The 2019-2020 ski season is underway at Hatcher Pass, Independence Mine. On October 6th, after a few good days of storms, we had the ol' Centaur out late making corduroy. Last year we had to wait until October 29th.
 Mat-Su Ski Club is hiring a Race Director and Chief Timer The Mat-Su Ski Club is hiring a Race Director and Chief Timer for the 2019/20 ski season. These positions require experience with Nordic ski racing management. The individuals hired will manage and time two weekends(Friday and Saturday) of High School races and three of the Mat-Su Ski Club's Northern Lights Series races on Sundays. Race dates are January 10, 11, 12, and 26 and February 7, 8, and 16. Please contact us at info@matsuski.org if you are interested.
OUR NEW (USED) PISTEN BULLY!The Mat-Su Ski Club now owns a Pisten Bully, fully outfitted for Nordic trail grooming. It is still in Colorado, we will bring it home in time for grooming at GPRA this winter. We expect to be able to keep the trails in better condition, especially when conditions get icy. Pioneer Loop especially should benefit. And the Pisten Bully is heavy enough to turn deep snowfalls into sweet slippery corduroy. Your paid Club memberships, and Junior Nordic participation fees made this possible. Thank yourselves for the huge upgrade of our grooming capabilities. Volunteer Groomers Wanted! Contact us if you have 3 or 4 late or very late evening hours, once a week, and want to help groom the trails.
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A comment period is open until November 15, 2019 concerning the Alaska Dept. of Natural Resources proposal to change regulations in order to allow a biathlon range at GPRA.
We modified the Comp Loops and the Matanuska Loop to allow 7.5 km homologated races at GPRA. We built an access trail, with one bridge, that should allow for much more efficient and frequent grooming of the Flattop Trail. We installed a flagpole, removed some giant rocks from the trails that threatened our equipment, improved drainage on the trails, built more portable fencing, and installed some permanent fencing. Volunteers also spread grass seed, repaired bridge approaches with rockwork and bucket-hauled fill, and stabilized erosion zones. We're not done yet, come give us a hand Sat Oct 12th!
Thanks to APR Rentals, Gumfory Underground, and our other sponsors that helped with summer trailwork.
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Recap of 2018-2019 Grooming of Nordic ski trails. The 2018-19 grooming season lasted 197 days. (Compared to 226 days last season) Our grooming season started on Oct 29th, 2018 at both Independence Mine and GPRA; and ended on May 14th, 2019 back at Independence Mine. We would have continued grooming for another week or two, but the State came up and plowed the snow away. THANK YOU GROOMERS!
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Trail Pins Support GroomingDo you enjoy the ski trails in the Mat-Su Valley? The Mat-Su Ski Club maintains and grooms Nordic trails at:
Your contributions help make this possible. | Groomers wanted for GPRA and Archangel.Will train! No pay! Benefits include earplugs and Northern Lights. Contact us if you think you might like to join the grooming crew. With a larger corps of groomers we hope to groom on a more frequent and regular schedule next season, with opportunities for individuals to be responsible for only one regularly scheduled, 3 to 4 hour session, per week . |
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