Arctic Man Founder and Race Director Howard Thies announced the cancellation Saturday. Thies said they’re dealing with permitting issues with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. The DNR said they offered permitting options and the event’s organizers declined.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A decades-long Alaskan tradition, the Arctic Man, known as one of the toughest and exciting ski and snowmachine races in rural Alaska, will not be taking place in 2024.
According to Thies, the delay of agreeing on contract terms and resolving those issues he described with the DNR caused the loss of major sponsors and the race to be able to be properly set up on time, which led it to be canceled. Thies stated what they were dealing with as “crazy” and “insanity,” as he said he could not understand why the DNR was asking for more money.
“The Alaska Department of Natural Resources knows how important this event is to Alaskans and has issued land use permits for Arctic Man since 1996,” Henry wrote. “Organizers for Arctic Man did not accept the terms of an authorization for a new 2024 permit and also chose not to renew their previous permit terms.
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