Houghton, MI – In the first race of the 2016 U.S. Cross Country Championships, Scott Patterson of Alaska Pacific University won the men’s 15 kilometer individual classic race. This is…
Nordic Skiing
Scott Patterson wins Crow Pass marathon
Alaska Pacific University congratulates APU ski team athlete, Scott Patterson, on his first place finish in the Crow Pass Crossing (a marathon-length run over the mountains of Crow Pass). Not…
What Do You Do When You’re Not Skiing?
Written by Lynn E. Paulson, APU staff writer I could hear the high-pitched, happy ruckus before I even entered the East Anchorage High School gymnasium, where the event was already in…
Second annual Best Chef on Skinny Skis fundraiser honors Nordic Ski coach, skiers and Alaska ski legend
Written by Dr. Lynn E. Paulson, Ph.D., staff writer at Alaska Pacific University In order to raise money for the APU Nordic Ski Center, Holly Brooks is working a lemonade…
NPR audiences learn why everyday is championship day at University’s training site for Olympic hopefuls
It looks like any another Alaska glacier in summer. Impossibly blue skies alternating with wind, rain, fog and snow. Shale peaks and, of course, miles of ice. But for Alaska…
APUNSC Summer Update
Elite/University APU Elite team is getting ready to move to summer training at the Thomas Training Center on Eagle Glacier. The Elite team is off to a good start building…