University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics

Feb. 19, 2008

By Amy Farnum Novin
NCAA.com Staff Writer

Extreme conditions are to be expected in the sport of skiing, but in Fairbanks, Alaska - just 100 miles from the Arctic Circle - the extreme can be a bit more challenging.

For University of Alaska Fairbanks senior Marius Korthauer, who grew up in Bonndorf, Germany, the state nicknamed "The Last Frontier" seemed a world away.

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