Sports in Alaska
The following is a list of sporting venues, events, and teams based in Alaska.
Anchorage[]
Venues[]
An Aces game at "The Sully"
- Alyeska Resort
- Chugach State Park, a 495,000-acre (2,000 km2) high alpine park.[1]
- Anchorage has many groomed cross-country skiing trails within the urban core. There are 105 miles (169 km) of maintained ski trails in the city,[2] some of which reach downtown.[3]
- Mulcahy Stadium
- Sullivan Arena
- Alaska Airlines Center
Teams[]
- Anchorage Bucs
- Anchorage Glacier Pilots
- Rage City Rollergirls
Events[]
- Great Alaska Shootout, an annual NCAA Division I basketball tournament[4]
- Sadler's Ultra Challenge wheelchair race between Fairbanks and Anchorage[5]
- The Tour of Anchorage is an annual 50-kilometer (31 mi) ski race within the city.[6]
- World Eskimo Indian Olympics
Fairbanks[]
Venues[]
Teams[]
- Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks
- Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey
- Fairbanks Ice Dogs
- Fairbanks Rollergirls
Events[]
- Sadler's Ultra Challenge wheelchair race between Fairbanks and Anchorage[7]
- Sonot Kkaazoot
- World Eskimo Indian Olympics
Elsewhere[]
Teams[]
Events[]
- Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic
- Arctic Winter Games
- Mount Marathon Race
- World Extreme Skiing Championship
Dog mushing[]
Dog mushing is arguably the most popular spectator sport in Alaska
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
- Iron Dog
- Junior Iditarod
- Kuskokwim 300
- Tustumena 200
- Yukon Quest
See also[]
- Alaska Sports Hall of Fame
- List of college athletic programs in Alaska
- List of athletes from Alaska
- Hunting and fishing in Alaska
References[]
- ^ Guide to the State Parks of the United States-2nd Edition. Washington, D.C.: The National Geographic Society. 2004. pp. 340–342. ISBN 0-7922-6628-5.
- ^ "Trails". Parks and Recreation. Municipality of Anchorage. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ "Tony Knowles Coastal Trail". Alaska Trails. State of Alaska. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ "Great Alaska Shootout". Anchorage: 100 years of big wild life. Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ Pedeferri, Tony (18 October 2012). "Alaska Race will Return in 2013". US Handcycling – News. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "Tour of Anchorage". Anchorage: 100 years of big wild life. Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ Pedeferri, Tony (18 October 2012). "Alaska Race will Return in 2013". US Handcycling – News. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
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