Last of the winter fun.

[corbanzo]

Anybody else going to hoodlumville?  I mean... artic man?  I've never been before, but have some friends going and decided to tag along.  Seems like it should be a good time for all. 

[williamlayton]

I have been waiting with baited breath on a report 1) What is Hoodlumville  2) What is the celbration about  3) tell us about the trip and experience.
A Flatlander Waits Anxiously
Blessings

[Dand]

Arctic  Man is a spring event that has popped up in the last 20 yrs or so  on the Richardson Highway near Summit Lake.  It started out as a small thing for a few folks and now draws huge crowds. I've never been but friends of mine go.  Its mainly for motor heads and dare devils but its a lot of fun for a lot of people. Now days they even set up a temporary Trooper station there.

I think the centerpiece event is where a snowmobiler tows a skier then releases the skier to go down a long hill.  I think they hit speeds over 80.  There are other snowmobile races and stuff too.

Check out these links for more info.  Its pretty wild.

http://67.131.251.172/

http://tek.iarc.uaf.edu/mattb/picts/arcticman/arcticman.html

video
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1676814292822166140

long slide show note many pics have guys with beers.
http://www.vimeo.com/921096

from here you can probably find more.

Dan