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Originally Posted by tapsi_am  Hi, I'm from Florida.. and would like to travel to Alaska from the 17. Nov - 25 Nov. I'm going with a friend and we are really looking forward for this trip.. but we have read that November is not the best month for tourism in Alaska. We plan to visit Anchorage, the Kenai Peninsula, incluiding glaciers, fjords national park, and if it is possible.. skiing in Alyeska Resort. Does anyone know how is the weather in November? Are there any tips you can give us?
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Alaska in the winter offers many things to do, if you like winter sports. Skiing, snowboarding, Alaska has some of the best powder available. You can ski XC, down hill, heli ski, snowboard, extreme ski. Ski powder that is fresh and never touched.
Snow machine trails here in Alaska, is the best there is in the country . Thousands of miles of trails. Plan your own trip or guided excursions.You can keep to groomed trails and see the local wilderness or follow trails used for hundreds of years by trappers and local natives that first started as dog sled routes.
Dog sledding, many kennels offer trips where after some basic training, you can run your own team, with the kennel operators coming with you.
Both Dog Sled and snowmobile offer trips that can take you into the the wilderness, where you can enjoy sights and sounds of the back country and no mosquitos or no seeums. These trips usually provide all the proper winter gear you will need and are comfortable.
Winter Night time sky is the best. Alaska's Northern Lights are best seen at this time of year. Most other times during summer, it is not dark enough to see the Aurora, even though it's happening. The Aurora stretches from the North Pole to South Pole, so the activity is going on year round and at the same time, however it must be dark to see them.
If your driving, winter in Alaska can be like driving in any other state that has snow. Most rental cares have studs on the tires and I would not suggest driving in the dark outside of major cities. It can be cold but the cold in the interior is a very dry cold and if you dress properly you will feel just fine.
People miss out on a lot of what Alaska has to offer by not visiting during the winter. It is a very unique and wild place. In fact viewing game can be easier in winter if taking a flight seeing tour or staying in a remote lodge because the animals tend to bunch up in known areas and can be easier to see.
Winter travel to Alaska is not for everyone, but it certainly offers so many things to do it would take hours to list them. Alaska is just not for summer, the people here do not leave when the snow falls, in fact we get our state back from all the summer visitors and it feels like, well Alaska.
All the best
Geoff