Top Anchorage Ski & Snow

Embark on a moderate, 2-hour hike in Matanuska-Susitna Valley on this full-day tour from Anchorage. During your trek along Matanuska Glacier, pass dramatic blue meltwater pools and ice formations. Capture incredible views of the Alaska Range, the Talkeetna Mountains and the Chugach Mountains, and gain insight into the local geology from a seasoned guide. Finish the hike with a relaxing Alaskan lunch overlooking the glacier. This Matanuska glacier hike comes with gear, safety equipment and hotel transport.

This full-day tour from Anchorage takes you to Dallas Seavey Racing, winners of four Iditarod championships. Meet the adorable canine athletes, and learn about what it takes to a train a dog-sledding team and compete in the ‘Last Great Race.’ Along the way, stop in Wasilla for lunch and admire views of Mt McKinley. Hotel transport from select locations is included.

Walk on an Alaskan glacier on this day trip from Anchorage to the Matanuska Glacier. With an instructional guide and provided mountaineering equipment (crampons and a pole), you'll 'walk on water' as you hike across the ice. Check out physical features such as seracs, crevasses, and ice formations, and enjoy a view of an ice fall.

Don’t miss out on cart-style dog sledding if you’re visiting Alaska during the fall. Head to Talkeetna from Anchorage and visit the Iditarod Headquarters where you can have a delicious lunch and have a photo opportunity with the husky puppies. Then mush through two miles of Alaskan backcountry for about 30 minutes in a dog-drawn cart and get the feeling for dog sledding.

On this guided day tour you walk onto the unusual terrain of the Matanuska Glacier. You will see and learn about many glacial features such as seracs, moulons and crevasses. Don't forget your camera! This is an unparalleled, authentic activity. Tour price includes glacier access and guiding. Drive time is two hours each way. After the tour, our lunch stop (not included in tour price) is at a rustic Alaskan lodge where you can purchase a variety of soups, sandwiches and salads. 

Pair dogsledding with a small-town aurora hunting experience, and you have a memorable overnight trip in Talkeetna from Anchorage. Our first stop is to visit Iditarod champion sled dogs and let them pull you through snow-covered meadows. In Talkeetna, one of the best locations to see the Aurora Borealis, snowshoe to a prime spot to glimpse the celestial phenomenon. Meals, overnight accommodation at the historic Talkeetna Roadhouse or similar, and round-trip transport from Anchorage hotels all are part of this great package.