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Do you have the fastest growing beard in the North? PROVE IT! Today at 11:45 is the official weigh in... er.. shave in at the downtown Westmark Hotel. You can also register for the event at the Great Alaska Beer and Barleywine Festival this weekend, the Rondy office at 400 D street (at any time they are open), and the Alaska Mint. All you have to do is present your ...

Here it comes! Plan your trip out to Seward this weekend (2 1/2 hours drive South of Anchorage on the Kenai Peninsula) for the 24th annual Polar Bear Jump. The plunge begins at 12:30. Gather at the docks... you'll see the crowd... and the ambulance on the ready.

Jumpers can consider themselves lucky that we have shaken off the cold snap that was keeping temperatures way below zero for the past few ...

As I've written before, there's just no place like Alyeska for New Year's. The highlights include the torchlight parade and the fireworks display.

Torchlight Parade: Give up your poles and replace them with a flaming torch. Head up the mountain in the dark and wait with the others to snow plow (or snowboard, semi-slowly and in a line... even harder) down "intermediate" slopes. I've participated and been a spectator and, either way, it's a great ...

Last summer the Sheraton Anchorage was in the midst of a remodel of their lobby. I was there for an event over the holiday's and finally got to see the new and improved lobby area. They did a super job. It is open and welcoming, yet formal and classy. Here are a few pix.

The Lobby from the second floor, featuring their famous jade staircase:

Next to ...

Alyeska Resort is reporting snow snow snow. The Anchorage Daily News says three feet of new snow. The website says 43 inches in 48 hours. And that was yesterday... Alyeska is known for getting loads of snow, but they are sitting, in early December, on a 264 inch base, 1/3 of their usual accumulation.

I used to live in Girdwood and I can tell you right now what 8:00 AM ...

The Alyeska Resort is ready for skiers and snowboarders! The mountain will open on November 26, making a good holiday a great one. What else would you rather do while your turkey is cooking? Throw a couple of strips of bacon across the top of the bird so that it can baste itself while you get in a few turns!

Alyeska has more snow than Anchorage right now. the base and ...

Oktoberfest is a long tradition at Alyeska Resort, made famous by it's founder Chris Von Imhof, Bavarian and former General Manager of Alyeska Resort. Alyeska Resort is located in Girdwood, just 45 minutes South of Anchorage. I hear that CVI (as Mr. Von Imhof is sometimes known) is to be the MC of the event this year, so break out your lederhosen and get ready to yodel!

The event will be ...

Alaska Dock Dogs: Come on down for a fun, once a year event and watch dogs of all breeds jumping their little hearts out into a 40 foot long, 4 foot deep pool of water. There are prizes involved, which should motivate the owners and the crowd. The dogs are just in it for fun! They are offering training on site, but it IS $10 a dive. There is no ...

It's time again for Alyeska Resort's (in Girdwood, Alaska, 60 minutes South of Downtown Anchorage) annual Spring Carnival and Slush Cup. This event has been going on for years and is always a highlight.

The Slush Cup starts at 4:00 PM on Saturday. Honestly, who WOULDN'T want to go watch skiers and boarders zoom down the mountain, in clever costumes, gaining as much speed as possible so that they can ...

I've been so busy living my "Big. Wild. Life." that I've had little time to write about it. However, so much fun stuff is going on that I had to jump on line to let you all know about it. The biggest news is that "Fur Rondy" otherwise known as Fur Rendez-Vous officially kicked off this weekend. The Rondy is the largest winter carnival in North America. It started way ...