Things to do in the winter when visiting Alaska

Many people love to visit Alaska in the summer. However, you might prefer to go Alaska in the winter. Most likely you’ll find yourself asking this question, what is there to do in Alaska during the winter? Luckily for you, I know the best things to do in Alaska during winter.

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• Many people who travel to Alaska in the winter usually love to ski, so they’ll ski at resorts like Alyeska or go heli-skiing from a helicopter.

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• If you’re not interested in Alpine skiing or heli skiing then you can always go cross country skiing on the groomed backcountry trails.

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• Another thing that draws many tourists to Alaska in the winter is the Iditarod. If you don’t know this is an 8-15 day dogsledding race that covers around 940 miles. Most likely you don’t want to compete in this and that’s okay, you can always go and watch and that’s what most people do.   

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• If you love to watch the Iditarod and really wish you could go dog mushing. Luckily for you in Alaska many Mushers open their homes to tourists, where you can pet dogs, go dog sledding, and learn about racing.

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• If dog sledding isn’t your thing and you still want to be outdoors, you could go on a snowmobiling tour. Ride around on these machines and carve through the snow, cruise around in the forests, and get up close to a glacier.

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• Maybe you’re the type of person who loves to see nature, but from above. Then you should consider going flight-seeing. You get to soar high in the sky in plane over the landscape, explore glaciers, spot wildlife, and you can also fly over Denali National Park.

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• Fishing is probably the most popular thing to do in Alaska during the summer and it doesn’t come to peoples mind when it’s winter. However, you can always go with a local ice fishing guide to find the best spots to icefish

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• Another big thing to do in Alaska is ice skating. In the winter you can find many rinks, frozen ponds, and frozen lakes to skate around on.

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• The most popular activity to do in the winter is chasing the Northern Lights. People from all over the world come to Alaska to see the Northern Lights. It is probably the coolest things to see and is definitely worth trying to see while in Alaska. One of the best places to go to see the Northern Lights is Fairbanks, Alaska.