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Alaska's Chugach National Forest Provides a World-Class Training Ground for Olympic Hopefuls

October 21, 2013 Sara Boario, Chugach National Forest, U.S. Forest Service

America’s elite, Olympic-bound Nordic skiers have a high-altitude secret they hope will give them an edge in Sochi, Russia, during the 2014 Winter Olympics in late February. Team members take a 10-minute helicopter ride from sea level up to Eagle Glacier on Alaska’s Chugach National Forest, the most...

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