‘Corduroy Crush’ held Sunday on fresh snow

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Written By Jon Scudder

By Soren Wuerth

TNews Editor

The Kenai Mountain-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area and the Girdwood Nordic Ski Club held its third "Corduroy Crush" Sunday at the 5K course on a fresh inch of spring snow.

Ari Endestad won his second Crush 5k. Endestad, a nationally-ranked sprinter who won in 2023, said the course felt like "Olympic conditions" with such soft snow. Endestad duked it out with fellow Alaska Pacific University racer Kai Myers before pulling away in the last kilometer.

"That was harder than I thought it would be," Endestad said at the finish line.

For the APU skiers Girdwood's 5k loop marked the start and end of a season of racing. After the race the two went out and skied another lap.

Jon Scudder
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