Wait... What IS Arctic Man? Well, it's the culmination of winter sports in Alaska - a weekend long party where adrenaline junkies, snowmachiners and skiiers/snowboarders come to together to, well, play in the snow. Held in the HooDoo Mountains, aka, "the middle of nowhere" Arctic Man turns the area around Summit Lake, near Paxson, Alaska into the 5th largest community in the state with nearly 17,000 temporary 'residents'.
An annual even held at Summit Lake, Alaska, Mile 196 Richardson Highway, near Paxson, AK. If you are into snowmachining, downhill skiing or extreme sports, Arctic Man is the place to be this weekend. Racers and spectators come from across the state to watch the one day race as well as spend the weekend riding through layers of fresh powder in some of the most incredible country known to man. what began as a total party weekend has morphed into a family event where folks of all ages can come and have a good time. The Alaska State Troopers will be on hand to keep things somewhat under control as well as the Alaska Air National Guard to provide EMS evacuations to Fairbanks via several Blackhawk helicopters that will be on standby should they be needed.
The Arctic Man Ski and Sno-Go Classic is certainly a one-of-a-kind event; The race goes like this: the skier/snowboarder starts at 5,800 ft. and then within two miles drops 1700 ft. into a canyon and meets up with their snowmachine partner. The skier grabs a towrope and the pair continues back uphill for upwards of two miles going anywhere from 70-90 mph. At the top of the second mountain, the pair separates and the skier plummets down another 1200 ft. to the finish line. Piece of cake!
The whole course covers a total of 5.5 Miles. The record speed to date for both sled and skier is 88.3 mph in 1999 by Johnny Martin on a Yamaha 600 pulling skier Petr Kakes. The Quickest overall time of 4:04.46 was set by Polaris rider, Tyson Johnson and skier, Sasha Gros in 2003. Have you got what it takes to be an Arctic Man?
For more information, visit ArcticMan.com. See you on the slopes!
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