There's always a lot going on flying out of Anchorage. The bush ops. that I know of are short on people right now. Flying does slow down some in the winters in the bush, but the operators are still needing people. If you aren't sure about working in the bush, you can get on with PenAir or Frontier Flying and work out of the big city and fly to the hubs in the bush, and make your decision from there. Both of those companys have 135 ops in the bush as well, making for an easy transition. Those Frontier PA-31 drivers make a pretty penny too. Roughly 300 a day, depending on where you're based.