How to Visit Alaska in the Winter

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Prepare yourself for some unbearable temperature extremes.

   With the exception of Alaska's archipelago off the mainland coast, Alaska in the winter is super-cold.
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   Step 2: Prepare yourself for Alaska's nighttime-like feel during a 24 hour-7 day a week period.

   This period starts about November 15th, and goes onward till about mid March of the following year. , These coats should be heavier than coats you'd generally wear for your locale's winter seasons. ,,, They've lived in this climate for centuries and know a lot about their region. ,, Generally, on most search engines if you type in "businesses in (city name or zipcode)" or "businesses near (city or zipcode)" you'll generally pull up several businesses. , There haven't been many sports teams that play in these frigid temperatures of the Alaskan climatic regions that are close to the extremes of Alaskan climates (or the tundras in the great Northern parts of Alaska), or as wet as those areas near or in Alaska's archipelagic islands. , Some of Alaska's main cities that contain airports include (but are not limited to):
   Anchorage (one of the biggest Alaskan airports), Juneau, Nome, and (even Barrow at the very Northern tip of Alaska) contains an airport.,,
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   Step 3: Pack several other coats.

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   Step 4: Pack some suitcases for clothes in layers of more than 2 sweater layers than what you'd generally expect to find on most cooler-climate streets during winter.

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   Step 5: Remember that most of mainland Alaska is above the Arctic circle

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   Step 6: yet most of Alaska has yet to be inhabited by locals.

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   Step 7: Think about living the life of the Alaskan locals of the region

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   Step 8: the way the "Inuit/Eskimos" live.

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   Step 9: Look through books dealing with Alaska

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    Step 10: including looking for weather sources

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    Step 11: along with other information.

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    Step 12: Look online to see what types of business's exist in the Alaskan city in which you plan to visit.

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    Step 13: Don't plan for much sports entertainment.

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    Step 14: Try to obtain a few cities that contain some airports.

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    Step 15: Plan your visit

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    Step 16: just like you would any other vacation

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    Step 17: including scheduling your airfare

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    Step 18: car rental

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    Step 19: and hotel visit.

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    Step 20: Plan any boat travel or (vehicles that look like airplanes or helicopters that help people travel throughout the more remote areas of the state)

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    Step 21: if you expect to visit the Alaska islands or some of those more remote areas of the state.

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