Alaska In Winter: Reveling in a Playground of Snow & Ice
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Alaska In Winter: Reveling in a Playground of Snow & Ice

Alaska In Winter: Reveling in a Playground of Snow & Ice

 

Powder days, I always thought, were for locals and, occasionally, lucky visitors. After all, it’s hard to schedule a trip around an unpredictable snowstorm far enough in advance to get decent airfare.

To boost my luck last winter, I relocated to Juneau, the capital of Alaska, for a month. Though better known as a cruise port welcoming 1.6 million ship passengers annually between May and October, it’s also a ski town in the low (and budget-friendly) season….

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/travel/juneau-budget-skiing.html

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