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Winter

Ski or Skijor

The Iditarod is a winter trail, and skis are one of the oldest ways over it: Ship Creek to Indian is best done on skis, and on the coast skiers and skijorers travel village to village.

A narrow snow trail winds between frosted spruce trees.
The trail cutting through western Alaska’s wilderness

Places to Ski or Skijor, Seward to Nome

Southcentral Seward to Knik

  1. GirdwoodTrail town

    Ski the winter trails around Girdwood.

  2. AnchorageConnecting trail · Ceremonial Start

    Ski the 20-mile Ship Creek to Indian Pass trail in winter.

Bering Sea Coast Unalakleet to Nome

  1. UnalakleetNorton Sound village

    Skijor village to village along Norton Sound in winter.