Arctic Man celebrating its 25th anniversaryThe challenge is two parts skiing or snowboarding and one part snowmachining and a dash of insanity.
Beginning at a 5,800-foot summit, a skier or snowboarder heads down 1,700 feet of elevation across more than two miles.
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Tyler Aklestad and Tyson JohnsonArctic Man is nothing short of an experience. You will never get the full effect until you actually attend one of Alaska's most amazing races.
Arctic Man is wide openWhen Howard Thies started the Arctic Man Ski and Sno-Go Classic in 1986, he wasn't sure if anyone would show up to watch snowmachines pull skiers in a race high in the Hoodoo Mountains.
5,800-foot peak near Summit Lake in the Alaska Range.
Tyler Aklestad Male24 years old
ANCHORAGE, Alaska
United States
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Thanks Fairbanks Daily News-Miner for the shout-outArctic Man Ms Arctic Man Contest
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in-april-arctic-man-is-one-ofTyler Aklestad and Olympic snowboarder Ryan McDonald smashed the competition in the men's snowboard.