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Chilled Delights: Embracing the Alaska Winter
As the last vestiges of fall slide into the icy grasp of winter, and the land of the midnight sun kisses much of the daylight goodbye...
Jun 27, 20243 min read


Blazing Tails: Dog Sledding in Alaska
A musher and a pack of dogs pulling a sled across frozen tundra and through crystalized trails is a vision straight out of the novel Call...
Jun 26, 20241 min read


Glide Through The Snow with Cross-Country Skiing
A form of Nordic skiing developed thousands of years ago by Scandinavians, who used boards and poles to help them traverse the winter snow.
Jun 26, 20241 min read


Tough Tushes: Fat Tire Biking
If biking on ice sounds like fun, then fat tire biking may be your new favorite winter sport. Picture a mountain bike, but outfitted with...
Jun 26, 20241 min read


High-Flying Thrills: Heli-Skiing
For the experienced and adventurous skier there is heli-skiing, which involves the use of a helicopter to take you and your party to remote,
Jun 26, 20241 min read


Chilly Pursuits: Playing on the Ice
Numerous lakes surround Anchorage, with many of them being just minutes from hotels. Parks and Recreation monitors the thickness of the...
Jun 26, 20241 min read


Celestial Magic
Dancing waves of green, blue and red streak across the clear night sky, urging viewers to gasp in wonder at this celestial display. To...
Jun 26, 20242 min read


Winter Festivals
Ice carvers from all over the world descend upon Fairbanks along with their chainsaws and hand crafted tools, and turn 1000 pound blocks...
Jun 26, 20241 min read


Cool Resorts: Winter Accommodations
Both Anchorage and Fairbanks boast an abundance of hotels for every budget and every dream. You will find everything from major hotel cha...
Jun 26, 20243 min read


The Lodge at Black Rapids
Located in the heart of the Alaska Range and accessible by highway or air, the Lodge at Black Rapids is a modern year-round “Alaska Luxur...
Jan 26, 20241 min read


Capturing the Northern Lights
The Aurora is beautiful, but edited photos from professional cameras create an underlying expectation that the Aurora will appear to the...
Jan 26, 20246 min read


Iditarod Dog Sled Race
In January of 1925, a diphtheria outbreak threatened to wipe out the town of Nome, population 1,500. The life-saving serum on hand had ex...
Jan 26, 20242 min read

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