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This article is about the negatives of ski towns in general. The reasons were 1) It's expensive, 2) It lacks culture, 3) It's kinda dumb, 4) The music sucks, and 5) You never stop getting visitors. A negative approach isn't common when researching about ski towns so this perspective is interesting.
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This is a demographic profile of the town of Girdwood. This page was helpful to get a good idea of the size of the town. It was also helpful for interview topic ideas.
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Though this is just a "FAQ" page, it gives a lot of insight to the Girdwood culture including how people dress, the kinds of people that live there. It's also very honest and mentions that the Alyeska Resort isn't a resort one would expect. Best resource so far.
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Article where the author draws personal views of the pros and cons in living in a ski resort town. However, I don't think many of her opinions are on par with Alyeska as the article was probably based on a different ski resort
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This article enthuses about the Seward Highway's beauty. It gives detailed descriptions of the scenic views starting from Anchorage, ending in Seward, and stopping at all the towns along the way.
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