03/13/2025 08:00 AM House COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS

                      HB  50-SNOW CLASSICS                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
9:55:40 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  HIMSCHOOT announced  that the  final order  of business                                                               
would be HOUSE BILL NO. 50, "An Act relating to snow classics."                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
9:55:57 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HUNTER MEACHUM,  Staff, Representative Sara Hannan,  Alaska State                                                               
Legislature, on  behalf of Representative Hannan,  prime sponsor,                                                               
gave a  recap of  HB 50.   She  said the  bill would  broaden the                                                               
definition  of   a  "snow  classic"  by   removing  Four  Valleys                                                               
Community School  as the  only entity  allowed to  administer the                                                               
event at Mount Alyeska.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR HIMSCHOOT opened public testimony on HB 50.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
9:56:38 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
TRISTAN KNUTSON-LOMBARDO,  Executive Director, Juneau  Nordic Ski                                                               
Club, testified in  support of HB 50.  He  said the Juneau Nordic                                                               
Ski Club  relies on fundraising  to make the  program accessible.                                                               
The idea  to open the snow  classic event to any  organization in                                                               
Alaska would be a benefit  as over half the organization's budget                                                               
is fundraised.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  HIMSCHOOT   closed  public  testimony  on   HB  50  and                                                               
announced that the bill would be held over.