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Soldotna's Inga Smith aims at the Candy Cane Scramble on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai’s Crouse, Homer’s Jaworski capture Candy Cane Scramble ski meet

Kenai Central sophomore Isla Crouse and Homer senior Leif Jaworski won the Candy Cane Scramble at Tsalteshi Trails…

Skiers get a lift up the hill at the Homer Rope Tow on Ohlson Mountain in this March 2014 photo in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)

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Ohlson Mountain Rope Tow completes annual safety inspection

The club prepares meeting to elect new board members

NIva Flagstad, 11, leads her father, Trond Flagstad, associate head coach for men's and women's Nordic skiing at the University of Alaska Anchorage, up a long climb in the Kachemak Ski Marathon just outside of Homer, Alaska, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kachemak Ski Marathon gets 78 finishers

The Kachemak Ski Marathon saw 78 finishers Saturday in the hills above Homer.

Deland Anderson starts the 2023 Kachemak Nordic Ski Club Marathon at Homer’s Lookout Trails. Photo provided by Megan Corazza

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Kachemak Nordic Ski Club marathon returns to Lookout ski trails

Homer’s Kachemak Nordic Ski Club will host their annual ski marathon event with a 42K, 25K and 13K…

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Soldotna’s Tania Boonstra skis in the 5-kilometer skate race at the state Nordic ski meet at Kincaid Park in Anchorage, Alaska, on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.

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State skiing: Kenai girls, boys take DII honors

The Kenai Peninsula had plenty to shout about Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the state Nordic ski meet…

Homer Middle School boys line up at the start at the Ohlson Mountain ski trails on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024 in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Christopher Kincaid

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Huskies host Nordic Ski borough championship at Lookout Trails

Nordic Ski borough championship at Lookout Trails was the culminating event of a season of fun skiing and…

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Soldotna girls, Kenai boys win borough ski meet

The event took place Saturday at Lookout Mountain Recreation Area

Homer Middle School skiers display their ribbons at the Kenai Invitational Meet on Valentines Day, 2023.  From left to right: Freya Bartlett, Myra Kalafut, Etta Bynagle and Abby Ostrom.

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Homer Middle School skiers attends Kenai Invitational

The conditions at the Valentine’s Day event at Kenai Golf course were fun and fast

Homer’s Johannes Bynagle rounds a bend during the Region III Boys 7.5K Classic Race at Tsalteshi Trails near Soldotna, Alaska, on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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SoHi’s Boonstra, Colony’s Marvin lead squads to Region III skiing titles

The Soldotna girls and Colony boys won the Region III skiing championships at Tsalteshi Trails on Friday and…

Kris Holderied, event coordinator, and Holly Atkins at the 2024 Ski for Women at Lookout Mountain ski trails on Feb. 11, 2024 in Homer. (Photo provided by Nicole Bray)

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Ski for Women finds fun and funds on the slopes

Homer’s annual Ski for Women took place on Sunday, Feb. 11, at the Lookout Mountain ski trails on…

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Area skiers qualify for Junior National, Arctic Winter Games

The Besh Cup series, used to select skiers for Junior Nationals and the Arctic Winter Games, concluded with…

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Homer’s Daisy MossWalker coasts down a hill at the Kardinal Klassic on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska.

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SoHi’s Boonstra, Kenai’s Fallon lead teams to Kardinal Klassic victories

Soldotna’s Tania Boonstra and Kenai Central’s Greg Fallon led their respective teams to Kardinal Klassic team victories Friday…

Homer Middle School boys at the starting line up at the Ohlson Mountain ski trails in Homer on Thursday Jan. 18.  Photo provided by Christopher Kincaid.

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Husky girls take top 3 at cross-country invite

Homer’s Look Out Invitational ski race took place Jan. 18 on a sunny day at the cross-country trails…