Student Members: Tanner Stephens, Rostislav Martynyuk
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Joey Yang
Project Mentor: Rys Miranda, PE
Description:
Arctic Valley is one of the most untapped recreational areas in south central Alaska. The terrain and proximity to Anchorage and Eagle River make it an ideal place to take the family at any time of year and with temperatures colder than coastal zones, it has potential to be the future of cross-country skiing near Anchorage. The UAA Ski Team along with support from the Anchorage Ski Club, are proposing to build a public use cross-country ski trail on the border of the permitted Arctic Valley Ski Area lands and Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson
The purpose of this project is to design and construct a 3km ski trail sanctioned by the International Ski Federation (FIS) to be used for recreational and elite level skiing. The proposed trail utilizes many of the graded surfaces already in place from past development. Only short sections and edges will need to be cut/trimmed to begin building the 3km loop. The project shall create a long-term plan and cost estimates such that the proposed ski trails allow for future connections. Connecting ski trails that 1) traverse up the gully, 2) down to the current JBER Biathlon Range and 3) graded trail over ridge line into ship creek to avoid crossing JBER training grounds on Arctic to Indian traverse. The project shall include the identification, design and placement of structures associated with FIS ski competitions, including any necessary footbridges for ski trails or spectators
Comments are closed