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Arctic Valley is a ski area located on Ski Bowl Road in Chugach State Park adjacent to Anchorage, Alaska. The area encompasses nearly with a base elevation of and rises to almost at Rendezvous peak. Arctic Valley has three chair lifts, one pony tow, and four bowls. Volunteers of the Anchorage Ski Club operate the ski area. Arctic Valley is only open on Saturday and Sunday so snow which falls weekdays is first accessible each Saturday. ==History== The Anchorage Ski Club was founded in 1937 by Al Corey and Ralph Soberg. It has provided skiing at Arctic Valley since the 1940s. The club has a long-term lease of more than from Chugach State Park. The Anchorage Ski Club also has an area use permit for additional neighboring acreage in Chugach State Park. Ninety percent of the area's operations are volunteered, including ticket sellers, lift attendants, bookkeepers, and maintenance. Arctic Valley is considered an economical and "grass roots" alternative to skiing which typically attracted locals and committed recreational skiers. Arctic Valley is the only multiple chair ski area located within of Anchorage. In 2012, Arctic Valley opened a tubing park serviced by a pony tow lift. This is the only tubing park open to the general public in southcentral Alaska. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alpenglow at Arctic Valley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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