What little snow has fallen in recent weeks has disappeared, leaving inviting surfaces and smooth terrain to explore.
Most of Anchorage is currently covered in ice, but that doesn't mean it's impossible to ski.
After being buried, the trapped hiker was able to kick his legs free. A hiker passing by spotted his feet sticking out of the snow.
The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for Kenai Lake and the Kenai River near Cooper Landing.
Seasonal swings set drivers up for bad trip.
The snow cover in Anchorage and the Chugach is disappearing very quickly. Go out and get it while you can!
Hundreds of people have combed the terrain near Big Lake, but there’s still no sign of LaVerne and Van Pettigen.
The storm that walloped Southcentral Alaska also left about 32 inches of snow in Moose Pass and 30 in Seward.
Though snow is scant in Anchorage, organizers are confident they will be able to host the Jan. 3-8 race series.
A National Weather Service employee spotted an ice jam that's causing some minor flooding northwest of the Starner Street bridge, along Peters Creek.
One important factor is the depth of the lake. But there are other variables too.
Major changes with the environment are creating trail hazards, an official said. The ceremonial start for 74 sled-dog teams will remain in Anchorage on March 4.
For the second time in three years, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will move its official start from Willow to Fairbanks due to poor trail conditions that race officials determined unsafe.
A recent study estimates permafrost coverage on the peninsula has decreased by 60 percent since 1950. Permafrost is usually associated with Northern and Interior Alaska, but it also occurs in isolated pockets in wetlands on the Kenai Peninsula.
After years of low snow and higher winter temperatures, Anchorage once again looks like a real northern city thanks to a heavy layer of frost.
It has been three years since the Anchorage ski jumping club has been able to hold our New Year competition.
The rivers on the Kenai Peninsula are shucking their ice much sooner in the past few years than they have in decades, some flowing freely as early as
Early spring and early waterfowl
Persistent warm temperatures the last few weeks have melted much of the snow, including stockpiles the city tried to set aside.
Winter transformed from time of snow to time of ice.
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