There was so much snow, it was above your head, so if you fell you had to literally swim across the snow to get to firm footing. I got skiis for Christmas this year, and had a blast cross country skiing with friends. There are a lot of wonderful groomed trails free to use in the community. Tsalteshi trails are my most favorite. I'm not good on the hills, still trying to master them. Tsalteshi is not too far from the dump, which results in a lot of eagles in certain sections. Not sure if you can see them well in this picture, but there are about 20 eagles in the trees here
I also got to see the ceremonial start of the iditarod in Anchorage. It was my first time, and it was pretty neat to see. They had downtown closed off so that the dogs could run:
Fur Rondy also takes place during this time. There's the running with the reindeer, which I didn't make it to see, but there were some other events that were fun to see, including a fur auction where trappers bring their pelts in to be sold:
And an Inuit Blanket Toss (mis-named in that they use skins rather than a blanket).
We stayed in a vacation-rental in Girdwood, a ski town close to Anchorage that weekend. Here's another shot to see just how much snow there was at that point:
