{"id":6465,"date":"2024-12-08T19:30:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T19:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fcc.texrus.com\/?page_id=6465"},"modified":"2025-03-01T11:29:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T20:29:41","slug":"girdwood","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/communitycouncils.org\/girdwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Girdwood"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6465\" class=\"elementor elementor-6465\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48573e8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48573e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"wpm_eleslider loop owl-carousel loading dots_text_ \">\r\n                \r\n                    \r\n                                          \r\n                    <div class=\"eleinside eleinside_Left\" data-dot=\"Girdwood Slide 1\">\r\n                        \r\n                                                    \r\n                                 <a href=\"\" title=\"Girdwood Slide 1\" >\r\n                                 \r\n                                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/communitycouncils.org\/girdwood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/12\/613.jpg\" class=\"tranz bg_image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communitycouncils.org\/girdwood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/12\/613.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/communitycouncils.org\/girdwood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/12\/613-300x107.jpg 300w, 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          <\/div>\r\n    \r\n                    \r\n                                          \r\n                    <div class=\"eleinside eleinside_Left\" data-dot=\"Girdwood Slide 2\">\r\n                        \r\n                                                    \r\n                                 <a href=\"\" title=\"Girdwood Slide 2\" >\r\n                                 \r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"845\" src=\"https:\/\/communitycouncils.org\/girdwood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/12\/614.jpg\" class=\"tranz bg_image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communitycouncils.org\/girdwood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/12\/614.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/communitycouncils.org\/girdwood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/12\/614-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communitycouncils.org\/girdwood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/12\/614-1024x451.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/communitycouncils.org\/girdwood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/12\/614-768x338.jpg 768w, https:\/\/communitycouncils.org\/girdwood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/12\/614-1536x676.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>                                    \r\n                                 <\/a>\r\n                            \r\n                                                \r\n                        <div class=\"eleslideinside\">\r\n                        \r\n                            <div class=\"container\"><div class=\"main-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"crumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/communitycouncils.org\/girdwood\/\">Council Home<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"dekoline_large\">Girdwood Community Council<\/h1>\n                        \r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                                \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n                    \r\n                                          \r\n                    <div class=\"eleinside eleinside_Left\" data-dot=\"Girdwood Slide 3\">\r\n                        \r\n                                                    \r\n                                 <a href=\"\" title=\"Girdwood Slide 3\" >\r\n                                 \r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"846\" src=\"https:\/\/communitycouncils.org\/girdwood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/01\/616.jpg\" class=\"tranz bg_image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communitycouncils.org\/girdwood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/01\/616.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/communitycouncils.org\/girdwood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/01\/616-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communitycouncils.org\/girdwood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/01\/616-1024x451.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/communitycouncils.org\/girdwood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/01\/616-768x338.jpg 768w, https:\/\/communitycouncils.org\/girdwood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/01\/616-1536x677.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>                                    \r\n                                 <\/a>\r\n                            \r\n                                                \r\n                        <div class=\"eleslideinside\">\r\n                        \r\n                            <div class=\"container\"><div class=\"main-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"crumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/communitycouncils.org\/girdwood\/\">Council Home<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"dekoline_large\">Girdwood Community Council<\/h1>\n                        \r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                                \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n                                \r\n                <\/div>\r\n            \r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a06c808 e-con-full container-indent e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a06c808\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"content_start\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51df8995 e-con-full sfm-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51df8995\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39ec0f6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"39ec0f6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sidebar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"place-for-menu\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75018b74 e-con-full page-layout-style e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75018b74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d4ef58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d4ef58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to the Girdwood Board of Supervisors (GBOS)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b6af5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b6af5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae4ad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ae4ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>The Girdwood Board of Supervisors (GBOS) meets monthly.<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The GBOS meets on the 3rd Monday of each month.<\/li>\n<li>The Land Use Committee meets on the 2nd Monday of each month.<\/li>\n<li>The Trails Committee meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Meetings are typically held at 7:00 pm.<\/li>\n<li>Meetings are offered both in-person &amp; via Teams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0e5044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a0e5044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f30370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f30370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Next Meeting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b5b062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b5b062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>View the meeting dates, current meeting agenda, meeting minutes and other information about the Girdwood Board of Supervisors on the GBOS page at the Municipality of Anchorage website.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20fe747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"20fe747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19701e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"19701e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-426bf69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"426bf69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Glacier City to Girdwood<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a70fce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a70fce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Girdwood, originally named Glacier City, was founded as a gold mining town at the turn of the century with several gold claims being staked on Crow Creek and the Virgin and California Creek drainages. As the number of miners increased, a supply camp arose that also supplied a trail stop on the route between Seward and Ship Creek which is now Anchorage. James Girdwood was an Irish immigrant and linen merchant with four gold claims on Crow Creek. He later became the namesake for our mountain community.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Though founded as a mining town, the development of Girdwood was spurred by railroad construction begun by the Federal Government in 1915. The little town boomed with new businesses. Mining in the upper Crow Creek area continued into the late 1930&#8217;s when mine closures by a World War II presidential order made Girdwood a near ghost town. In 1949, Girdwood again flourished as construction began on the Seward Highway connecting the seaport of Seward to Anchorage. In 1954, eleven local men formed the Alyeska Ski Corporation along with the beginnings of the hard-earned dream of a first-class ski resort. In 1960, the first chair lift and a day lodge was built. Francoise de Gunzburg, a Frenchman and a member of the Rothschild Banking family managed to secure a used chair lift from France that was dismantled, shipped to Alaska and rebuilt at Alyeska.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tragedy struck on Good Friday in 1964. An earthquake with the magnitude of 9.2 dropped the coastal edges along the Turnagain Arm 8 to 10 feet! As a result, the town site of Girdwood moved 2 1\/2 miles up the valley to the present location. In 1967, the resort was sold to Alaska Airlines. Chris von Imhof, then the Director of Tourism for the State of Alaska, was hired to run the resort. The Nugget Inn, the original hotel, was built and a second chair lift was constructed on the upper mountain.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In October 1980, Seibu Corporation purchased Alyeska Resort and invested heavily in its development, including new chair lifts and a 60 passenger aerial tramway. Furthermore, Seibu built The Alyeska Prince Hotel, a luxurious 300 + room hotel, which opened in August of 1994. Late in 2006, the ski area and hotel were sold to John Byrne III. Under his ownership, ski lifts have been replaced, increasing lift capacity and improving efficiency; furnishings and amenities within the Hotel Alyeska have also been updated. In addition, new elements have been added such as development of downhill biking trails.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Present day Girdwood consists of a diverse population of outdoor enthusiasts, local businesses, services and Anchorage commuters. The town has an exemplary public school for kids from kindergarten through 8th grade, modern playground facilities at the Little Bears Park, numerous developed and rustic hiking and biking trails transecting the valley. Girdwood has much to offer the Alaskan visitor all year-round. 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