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Hey, I just got back from Valdez. Boy, they know how to have fun in the snow. I took my Nordic skis and cruised around on the trails at Mineral Creek (Pictured below right, with Todd Wegner). Then–onto a snowmachine and out to Thompson Pass (Pictured above. That’s me in the foreground with Snowmachine Guru [...]

Do you love to play in the snow? Then head to Valdez. Above–I stopped to catch my breath and snap this photo up by the Tsaina Glacier. Whether you’re skiing, snowmachining or snowshoeing, there’s a trail or an area just for you. I went over last week to check it out–and came back with some [...]

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Co-host Erin Kirkland hosts Casey Ressler from the Mat-Su Visitors Bureau in the studio–talking about all the great stuff going on this weekend, including the “real start” of the Iditarod in Willow on Sunday!! I called in from Valdez, deep in the dark heart of “Snowpocalypse”. Good news: if you like to play in the [...]

This is a great time of year when all the specials pop up. Check this eve’s VIDEO from KTVA, CBS-11 in Anchorage. Not just for air fares, either. This week on the KTVA report, we talk about some great fares: Anchorage-Long Beach on jetBlue for $314rt all in. Anchorage-Denver on Alaska for $376rt all in [...]

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Listen up to the Alaska Travelgram radio show podcast! First, co-host Erin Kirkland returns from the annual “Fly In” in Valdez. Above, Erin and her family pose by “their” helicopter, an R-44. There were flight demonstrations, helicopter rides, experimental aircraft–the works. A great Alaska event! Next, in the studio, Dan Oberlatz of Alaska Alpine Adventures [...]

Don’t miss this uniquely Alaskan event in Valdez May 6-8, 2011: the annual Valdez Fly-in. The big days are Saturday and Sunday, May 7 and 8.Pilots love it. They’ve all signed up to compete in the flour-bombing event, the short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) event, and the Poker Run. Nice photos by Gary Minish in Valdez give you [...]

Fly without the TSA hassle on Era Alaska. Honestly, that’s a huge deal! Anchorage-Fairbanks $98 ea. way (add’l flight starts 4/18/2011) Anchorage-Kodiak  $145 ea. way Anchorage-Bethel  $150 ea. way Call 800-866-8394 or click here. Three-day advance required. Offer expires 4/30/2011. Restrictions apply. WEEKEND SPECIALS STILL AVAILABLE Travel any time Friday through Monday through Apr. 30, 2011. [...]

That’s the big winter festival in Valdez. Make plans to head over to Thompson Pass for some awesome skiing, snowboarding and snomachine treks. Tailgate Alaska, which runs from Mar. 25 to Apr. 10, features heli-skiing, as well as chances for hiking on skins up to some great peaks…or getting towed by snowmachines! Big Mountain Taxi [...]