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Rainbow Mountain
Troop Training Area
1950's to 1960's |
| Name of Ski
Area: |
Rainbow Mountain |
| Location: |
Mile 206 of the Richardson Highway. To
the east of the Richardson Highway, north of Isabel Pass, south
of Black Rapids and the Northern Warfare Training Center. |
| Type of Area: |
Ski Slopes |
| Dates of
Operation: |
1950's to 1960's (estimated) |
| Who Built It?: |
Natural ski slopes |
| Base/Vertical Drop: |
Unknown |
| Lifts: |
None |
| Facilities: |
None |
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History: |
According to Hank Dube, the
area was once used for military ski training operations. |
| Sources of
Information: |
Hank Dube; Judy Ferguson;
Tim Kelley |
| Photos: |
Does
anyone have pictures of skiing at Rainbow Mountain (or current pictures of the vicinity) that they
would like to
contribute to ALSAP ?
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PHOTOS ~
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SITE PHOTOS ~
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October
2006 Site Pictures
[Photo
credits: Tim Kelley] |
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This shot shows the
naturally open slopes of a ridge end to the south of Rainbow
Ridge. You can see an old roadbed cut along the base of
the hill. This road provided easy access to the ski-able
slopes. |
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Rainbow Ridge can be
seen stretching out to the north of the ski training area.
Rainbow Ridge and Mountain names are based on the colorful talus
slopes in the area. |
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"Great
Glacier Ski Rush", September 1969 Alaska Sportsman magazine
article by Ginny Hill Wood
(Click on page images
below to expand to readable size) |
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Just
north of Rainbow Mountain is the Canwell Glacier. The
Great Glacier Ski Stampede was held here from 1969 to 1983.
This was an 8 mile "race" to the Alaska Alpine Club hut on the
edge of the Canwell Glacier, a campout and then a "race" back
out to the highway the next morning. |
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MAPS ~ |
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This large
scale topo map shows the location of the Rainbow Mountain troop training
ski area at Mile 206 of the Richardson Highway. (click
on this map to expand it) |
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Correspondence |
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Do
you have further information, stories or pictures that you would like to
contribute about this
ski area? |
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