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...
by Debra McGhan | Jul 6, 2023 | ATV, News
In May Alaska Safe Riders held All-Terrain-Vehicle (ATV) and Side-by-Side (UTV) training courses near the Jim Creek Recreation Site just outside of Palmer. During the second four-day class, professional trainers taught riders from the Chugach National Forest Service...
by ASR Staff | Jul 1, 2023 | Highlights, News
If you drive, ride, know anyone who does, or want to yourself, you know ATV and off-highway vehicles make it possible to explore Alaska’s way out-there places. For many, ATV and other off-road vehicles are a vital part of life for transportation, hunting, trapping,...
by ASR Staff | Jun 30, 2023 | Highlights, News
Sign up your school, group or community for a free backcountry safety preparedness program presented by Alaska Safe Riders, the Alaska Avalanche Information Center, and made possible with support from the Alaska Department of Public Safety Division Alaska State...
by Debra McGhan | Jun 1, 2023 | Highlights, News
Racing across the open coast of Alaska at eighty-miles an hour, the beam from headlamps bouncing across the ice belied the danger ahead. The frozen tundra under their sleds suddenly turned black and smooth like freshly frozen ice. Thin ice. Decisions. Take the short...
by ASR Staff | May 29, 2023 | ATV, News
On Sunday, May 29th 2023, Alaska State Troopers were alerted to an ATV crash around 1 p.m. and found 40-year-old Jack Leibach unresponsive. Troopers and emergency medical services tried to resuscitate the man using CPR but were unable to do so. – Full Story...
by Debra McGhan | May 28, 2023 | News, Snowmobile
The roar of snowmobile engines filled the air as Richard Strick put on his familiar black and red helmet and climbed aboard his sled. Pulling the starter rope, his Polaris fired to life. The snow, which had been falling off and on for the past few weeks, was once...
by Debra McGhan | May 28, 2023 | ATV, News
Hiking through forested paths, jumping over streams, scrambling up hills and discovering mysterious lakes that pop out of nowhere; these are just a few of the reasons so many of us live in Alaska. There are hundreds of miles of trails to explore and enjoy throughout...
by ASR Staff | May 15, 2023 | News
ConocoPhillips helps support safety education across Alaska. Reaching some of Alaska’s more remote communities to provide safety education outreach can be challenging. Now thanks to ConocoPhillips, that effort got a bit easier thanks to a grant of $5,000 to help cover...
