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Trail Damage

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Unfortunately, our trails experienced significant damage last night from truck and snowmachine use and generally inappropriate behavior.  Our trail volunteers are out cleaning up litter and attempting to repair the trail damage today.  If anyone has information regarding the responsible parties please let us know at tsalteshi@yahoo.com.
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Besh Cup Maps & More

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Besh Cup maps can be found under "race results" on the left side menu. These races are a big deal.  The race courses will be on race day until after the competition. Please come out and watch, participate or volunteer!  Volunteer sign up is available here.
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She Can Ski registration is OPEN!

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It's that time of year again! Now's your chance to register for the ninth annual She Can Ski event at Tsalteshi Trails behind Skyview High School, a fundraiser for the Tsalteshi Trails Association and the LeeShore Center. See the registration links at right. New this year: Individual and Team events. Come out, enjoy the Trails, and be home in time for the Superbowl!
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Pick. Click. Give. to Tsalteshi Trails

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Pick. Click. Give. to Tsalteshi Trails Pick a time — day or evening, weekdays or weekends — click into your skis and give yourself and your family a fun, healthy outdoors experience. Tsalteshi Trails is there for the community with more than 11 miles of well-maintained trails, four miles of lighted loops for evening use, and easy access with two trail heads right in town. Our community can be there for the trails through the Pick. Click. Give. program. As Alaskans apply for their permanent fund dividend, they can choose to donate a portion of their PFD to Tsalteshi Trails Association. The annual PFD application period opens Jan. 1 and runs through March 31. Look for Tsalteshi Trails Association in the list of nonprofit Pick. Click. Give. organizations while filing…
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TTYSP Parent's Meeting

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Tuesday, January 8 at 7:00 PM in the Skyview High School Library. We will describe the program, how your kids can get the most out of it and highlight any changes from last year.  Come a little early if you still need to pickup your rental skis.
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Brand New Map!

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We have done a lot of trail development over the past two years and the maps had a hard time keeping up.  No More!  Click on maps on the left hand menu to see the new, improved, GPS-accurate map.
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Spook Night 5K results

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Thanks to everyone who participated in Spook Night; Volunteers, Sponsors, Trick or Treaters, Runners, and Zombies 2012 Zombie 5K Results Zombies Provided by Soldotna High School National Honor Society. Emcee skills provided by Dan Pascucci of the Kenai Watershed Forum. Sponsors: Kenai Watershed Forum Sportsman’s Warehouse Soldotna Chamber Stanley Ford Central Peninsula Hospital Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center KPEA/KPESA Alaska State Troopers/911 Emergency Dispatch Soldotna Rotaract City of Soldotna & Soldotna Police Peninsula Pediatric Dentistry Learning Tree Montessori Jumpin’ Junction Mountain Magic Massage Diamond M Ranch Central Emergency Services Tustumena 200
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How do you pronounce Bear in Dena'ina?

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If you have ever wondered how to pronounce the Dena'ina trail names we have underneath the english name we have a resource for you; The Kenai Dena'ina Language Home Page. The site has a lot of sound files imbedded and you can hear real native speakers.  Several of our trail names are listed under the vocabulary tab.  The web site is a work in progress and works better on Firefox or Chrome than it does on Internet Explorer.  It works even better on Safari. The website is maintained by Alan Boraas, one of Tsalteshi's founding fathers.
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