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I am moving to Anchorage Alaska in March 2009. Need to know everything I can before I get there. I will be driving there. I am moving to Anchorage Alaska in March of 2009. I need to know everything from places to stay (cheap is fine... just a place to put my head), jobs, road conditions in march. Basically any information anyone can give would help. Thank you
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Hot Water
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Chena Hot Springs Resort, Fairbanks, Alaska
Dogsledding
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
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Practical Advice

How to Build a Snow Cave
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Ask ten people how to make a snow cave and you'll get ten different answers. Winter-survival expert Greg Davenport, 49, ends the debate. Here's his definitive guide to making a bomber backcountry bunker.
Welcome to Home Rental Country: The Refuge of the Un-Hotel
Take the brand-name anonymity out of your next foray into the vacation world by getting the scoop on finding the best homes away from home.

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Gear

Nordic Skiing Gear Essentials
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Whatever your preference—classic or skate—we've got the goods for you
Trek: Camp Corsa Ice Ax
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Train: Atlas Run Snowshoe
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Easton Artica Backcountry Snowshoes
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The Right Snowshoe: MSR’s Lightning Ascent
Walk in stride—above the snow and doggie in tow—in one of the market’s best femme-specific designs

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Fitness

Winter, On Speed
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Make skate skiing part of the season's regimen and you'll start the year with fitness to spare
I'm With Stupid
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Brothers Tom (the good son) and Jerry (the bad seed) are about to join their fellow flatlanders for a zero-to-60 weekend of skiing and snowboarding at a skyscraping resort two miles above sea level. Watch as they confront the pitfalls of poor preparation, altitude sickness, dehydration, muscle fatigue, and draft beer. With this survival guide, we'll show you, with contrasting examples of smart strategies and boneheadedness, how to squeeze every inch of vertical out of trips to the high country.
Prewinter Jump Start
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Cold-weather battle plans from the nation's top fitness advisors
Who's the Fittest?
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Adventure Never Felt So Good
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Double Eagle Resort

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Attractions

Chugach State Park

Good For Snow Sports

Mile 115 Seward Highway
Anchorage, Alaska 99587

Description: *This information provided by The Alaska Department of Natural Resources*

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Discovery Hikes and Mountaineering

Denali National Park and Preserve, P.O. Box 9
Denali National Park, Alaska 99755-9998

Description: Denali's National Park Service rangers lead five-hour Discovery Hikes in the backcountry... Read More

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