Arctic Valley ski area has been in operation since 1941. On the next Outdoor Explorer we will be talking about the the future of the ski area and its importance to the community. We discuss the new concession agreement that will allow the Anchorage Ski Club to continue to operate the ski area as well as the resurrection of the Arctic Valley Ski Team.
HOST: Martha Rosenstein
GUESTS:
- Segment 1: “The Future of Arctic Valley.”Matt Mead and John Robinson-Wilson, Arctic Valley Ski Area General Manager.
- Segment 2: “Race Team Resurrection.”John Robinson-Wilson and Luke Clement, Vice President of Operations at Arctic Valley Ski Area.
LINKS:
- Arctic Valley website
- Specific link to where people can leave a comment about the concession agreement
- Arctic Valley Ski Team
- Alaska Lost Ski Area Project – Arctic Valley
BROADCAST: Thursday, January 31st, 2019. 2:00 pm – 3:00 p.m. AKT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Thursday, January 31st, 2019. 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. AKT
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Eric Bork, or you can just call him “Bork” because everybody else does, is the FM Operations Manager for KSKA-FM. He oversees the day-to-day operations of the FM broadcast. He produces and edits episodes of Outdoor Explorer, the Alaska-focused outdoors program. He also maintains the web posts for that show. You may have heard him filling in for Morning Edition or hosting All Things Considered and can still find him operating the soundboard for any of the live broadcast programs.
After escaping the Detroit area when he was 18, Bork made it up to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where he earned a degree in Communications/Radio Broadcasting from Northern Michigan University. He spent time managing the college radio station, working for the local NPR affiliate, and then in top 40 radio in Michigan before coming to Alaska to work his first few summers. After then moving to Chicago, it only took five years to convince him to move back to Alaska in 2010. When not involved in great radio programming he’s probably riding a bicycle, thinking about riding bicycles, dreaming about bikes, reading a book, or planning the next place he’ll travel to. Only two continents left to conquer!
