
Date information
Photos will be accepted April 1- June 30, 2027.
Categories for photo submissions
- Racing
- Touring/Backcountry
- Jumping
- Kids on Skis
- Grooming/Groomed/Trails
- Recreational/Casual Skiing
- Biathlon
- Fun Ski Events
You many enter 3 photos per category and you may submit to as many categories that you would like.
Prizes will be awarded to first, second, and third place selections in each category, as well as a grand prize overall winner. Winners also will be featured in the annual NSAA calendar and in an issue of the Alaska Nordic Skier Newsletter.
Submissions
Official Rules
- Photos will be accepted between April 1-June 30, 2027
- Photos must follow naming conventions or will not be accepted
- Category_FullName
- Example: Racing_JaneDoe
- If multiple entries in same category: Racing2_JaneDane
- Please click here for the application, fill out the application, and email your application and photos to events@anchoragenordicski.com before 12pm June 30, 2027.
- File format should be JPG and size should be between 3MB and 5MB.
- Contest is open to all Alaska Nordic ski club members.
- All photos submitted may be showcased on NSAA website, in the NSAA newsletter, on the NSAA Facebook page, in the NSAA calendar, and for any other NSAA promotional materials.
- Results to be announced on the NSAA website and published in the Nov. issue of Alaska Nordic Skier.
- Basic enhancement of photos is allowed including cropping, minor color enhancement, and contrast or brightness. Obvious photo manipulation is not allowed including morphing, polarization, composite, or multiple images.
- You will retain all rights to any photograph you submit, including ownership if applicable, other than those rights licensed in the next sentence. We will make every effort to credit your photo any time it is used.
- By submitting your photo to our NSAA Photo Contest, you hereby grant to NSAA (i) a nonexclusive, worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free license to reproduce, distribute, publicly display, and publicly perform the photographs you submit to NSAA, and (ii) the right to use your name, city, state, and country of residence in promotions and other publications.
- Winning entries will receive prizes and will be featured in the annual NSAA calendar.
- If you have questions, concerns, or comments please contact events@anchoragenordicski.com or 907-992-0110.
Voting
Voting is July 1-20th, 2027.
Nordic skiing club members and enthusiasts from across Alaska submitted amazing photos from the 2026-27 season and now we need your help picking the best of the best for the annual NSAA Photo Contest!
The rules, and voting, are easy and fun! Vote for your favorite photo in each category — one vote per photo per category; Three winners will be identified in each category; Deadline to vote is July 20th! We’ll announce the winners shortly after.
The contest is open to all NSAA Members. 1 vote per category.
On July 1, 2027, Click here to vote!

























