How's commuting to PANC
 

Easy/difficult? Its colder than a polar bear's @ss in an igloo?

Depends on where you are going from and going to. It's not too bad if you're from Seattle. Its not too cold in Anchorage either. More of a coastal cold. Low 20s normally at the coldest.

That's good to hear. How long of flight is it SEA to ANC? Cargo carriers a good option?

Eh, having lived in ANC for a few years I'd say you'll see about two months in the winter where it's going to be close to zero. Snow from late Sept to May.

All that said, I wish I was still living there.

About 3 and a half. LOTS and LOTS on Alaska.

Cargo carrier can be good, check Polar's schedule and of course Purple and Brown.

We visited Denali N.P. in late August, and they already had a mosquito-killing frost. Don't know if this is unusually early or not, but it made hiking a lot nicer. :)

AK air runs almost every hour between ANC and Seattle but the loads are almost always full so you'll mostly be hitting the jumpseat if its not taken by an online employee.

Where are you commuting from?

The easiesiest commute to ANC is actually from Memphis. They run 4-6 flights in MD11s and 777s and you can lock in the jumpseat 24 hours in advance. Not even a FedEx guy can bump you once you're locked in and they provide a meal due to flight length. Awesomeness.

Is it possible for me to take a family member on purple? I used to go fishing up there every year before the bad times and my son is just about ready for that kind of fishing trip. There used to be the ability to book my wife on the Jumpseat with me before 9-11 on some of the cargo carriers. Just wondering if that sort of thing might ever be a remote possibility in the future.

Pdx - Anc...not commuting yet, just doin my research.

Only if they're in CASS.