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2011/12 Alaska winter

From low sunlight, plunging temperatures and massive snow fall, Alaska's winter are an extreme mix of beauty and danger. Post a photo of you how you live through it.

Reader submitted: 2012 Aurora Borealis

Location: Point Woronzof Park Anchorage, AK, 01/24/12

RSVP: January - 2012

Location: Sheraton Anchorage, 01/14/12 The Chenega Commercial Holdings, LLC team poses for a group photo at the 2011 Stars of the Industry event at the Sheraton Anchorage. The Alaska Hotel & Lodging Association hosts this annual event to recognize and celebrate excellence in the hospitality industry.

Submit your photos from community projects and social occasions around town in January, 2012.

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Cordova snowstorm

Location: Cordova, AlaskaThis was even before the final part of the storm!

Cordova residents are tunneling out after several snow storms moved through Prince William Sound.

January Valdez snowstorm

Heavy snow pounded Valdez and Cordova on January 6, 2012, after the town received 19.2 inches Thursday from the Prince William Sound blizzard, making for a season total of more than 20 feet. Meanwhile, Nome is having its worst cold spell since 1989.

Frosty Alaskans

Alaska is in deep freeze and it's not only the trees that are covered in frost. Send us the photos of you braving the cold.

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February

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March

The Kenai and Chugach mountains frame Turnagain Arm and the Seward Highway on Thursday March 27, 2008.

The Iditarod, fur bikinis and more -- catch up with some of our favorite images in the Best of March photo gallery.

April

Kite skiing was the thing and Portage Lake was the place over the weekend. A stiff wind, beautiful crust conditions and hot sunshine made for a perfect combination for all sorts of spring sports.

Click for more pictures from our Best of April photo gallery.

May

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June

The doors to the weapons compartment opens on the bottom of an F-22 Raptor during a demonstration at Arctic Thunder on June 28, 2008.

See our best pictures from the month of June.

July

Mount Marathon and more. View our best of July gallery.

August

Our best images from the month of August.