by Debra McGhan | Apr 17, 2025 | News
When students from an ASR safe glacier travel class heard that a rider had fallen into a crevasse not far from their cabin in interior Alaska, they headed to the scene to see if they could help. Because they were carrying the ropes, harnesses, and safety equipment...
by Debra McGhan | Sep 22, 2024 | Highlights, News
Fall is a great time to start thinking about getting prepared for all your winter adventures. Alaska Safe Riders will once again be collaborating with the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Emergency Services, American Red Cross, City of Wasilla, AARP Alaska and more than 75...
by Debra McGhan | Dec 20, 2023 | Highlights, News
Local Alaskan wins avalanche grand prize Alaska Safe Riders Lifelong Alaskan, Joe Lammers, has had some close calls during his years growing up in Fairbanks. “I’ve been in a few scenarios where I saw that being trained and having the right equipment was super...
by Debra McGhan | Sep 8, 2023 | Highlights, News
September is National Emergency Preparedness Month. Thanks to a grant from the Mat-Su Health Foundation, schools in the Mat-Su Valley have the opportunity to help students learn what being prepared means and actions they can take personally, whether they are in...
by Debra McGhan | Sep 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Jim Whisman, a retired Lynden long-haul truck driver with millions (and I mean five-plus millions) of accident-free miles, once told me that driving is often hours and hours of boredom interrupted by seconds of sheer terror. For most of us, we may go weeks, months and...
