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Alaskan Winters...Love It Or Leave It!

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Real Estate Agent with Valley Market Real Estate

Warm in Winter

The photo above was taken by my daughter near Eureka, Alaska in January at about -20 degrees.  I was overheating so had to take off my hood and mittens.

If you don't like winter...you don't belong here. If you haven't liked it before, make a point to enjoy it this year.

The first step to enjoying winter is to have warm enough clothes.

To do this forget about any idea of fashion.

Get a pair of bunny boots that fit.

Get a REAL WARM parka. I mean one that looks like it would keep you warm in liquid nitrogen. I got an Alyeska Pipeline Parka in 1974. I still use it and it still keeps me warm. I thought it was expensive then but as at 40 below it feels great.

Get real warm mittens. And get them large enough that you can wear warm gloves inside of them.

Get a pair of warm overalls or pants for your legs.

Those are just for starters...you won't be real active in the super warm stuff, but just the knowledge that you can be comfortable and warm in 50 below weather will help you enjoy winter.

Then you can get layers of less warm fleece, poly, mukluks, etc. You learn to adjust for the temp and your activity level.

But start with the real warm stuff and get out this winter. Get out of town and go outside in the absolute warmest clothing you can get at 2 AM when the northern lights are out. Lay down in the snow on your back and watch the northern lights for awhile. If you can't enjoy that...forget it and move back to Florida or someplace.<!-- google_ad_section_end --> <!-- / message -->

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