Ask an Alaskan...

theres a palin ale now?

have you ever seen nailin palin?

 

Haha!!! No but the guys are work talk about it a lot.

 

shoulda named this thread

ASKIN an ALASKAN (lol)

 

this is probably a dumb question, but what is the coldest temperature you have been in? how deep does the snow get? I am a montanan but just wondering what the climate is like further north, dad and I plan to take a trip to Alaska this coming July via Toyota Tacoma!

 

To be honest, the coldest I remember being in Alaska was -25 below. BUT a few years ago I was in -20 below, -40 with wind chill in Wisconsin...

As far as how deep the snow gets...depends on where you go. This is a HUGE state...Luckily you won't have to deal with those temperatures in July. Most likely just need a good raincoat.

 

I love AK

 

it really depends where your at, alaska is a big state, for instance in barrow (top of the world/state) it can be -40-50 degrees and wind chill making feel like -70 plus, at the same time down in anchorage it could be 0-20 degrees, when i worked on the north slope i was in -92 degrees (with wind chill) snow depends on where your at also, valdez can get up to 14' annually, anchorage can get up to 3-8 annually.

 

Where I grew up in southeast area and the coldest I remember it getting was around -15 but typical would be around 20 or so in the winter. We never got a lot of snow and it only stuck around for a few weeks. Living on an island meant the temperature remained fairly temperate. Lots of overcast days with wind and rain though.

 

hello
i might be coming to your state
from a land crossing "coming from ny"
and flying back from alaska
do i need a passport or will the passport card do???

 

You need a passport to get into Canada first , no ?

 

Not true for Canada

 

Not too cold on the coast where I live but you gotta be OK with rain

 

so i need a passport and not just a passport card.....

oz how many bedrooms you got there?

 

Google Canada Border requirments , I'm not sure 100%

 

a passport or pastport card will work.

 

Is there any opportunities for a Mechanical Engineer?

What is housing like... Is it a possible to live outside of a suburban area and still commute to work? For example I recently visited colorado and montana and I noticed that it was either all or nothing. There really wasn't anywhere you could live in rural areas and still be able to work in a developed area. Sorry if that doesn't make sense.

 

Lol, i am living that dream right now, i sold my house in anchorage in 09', commute into anchorage from big lake (roughly 60 miles away) i live right at a lake west beaver lake. (not lake front but might as well be) in about 2 weeks i am going to cut some holes for some trout fishing. the commute sucks but when i am home i can't even see my neighbors or nothing.

 

I am going for a ME degree and yes there are plenty of oppurtunities just don't steal my future job!

You're other question appears answered but yes, palmer, wasilla, big lake, chugiak, all an hour or less from anchorage and cheaper land.

 

come to TN. your dream can come true.

 

i think one day i’ll make a drive to Alaska. one long ass drive. but would be fun, i love road trips!