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Homeowner Billy Powers

Billy Powers, the Columbine Street homeowner where the giant snowman was built, talks about its rebirth despite city orders.

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Return of Snowzilla

the snowman's pipe was retrieved by the owner by following the thief's footprints in the snow.

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Aerial photos from Anchorage to Skwentna to Talkeetna to Denali Park to McGrath during the 2010 Iditarod Sled Dog Race on Monday March 8, 2010.

Aerial landscape photographs from a small Cessna 185 through Windy Pass, Denali National Park to Nome and back to Anchorage through Rainy Pass.

Ski for Women

The annual Ski for Women was February 7, 2010 at Kincaid Park.

More than 1,500 skiers came out for the annual Alaska Ski for Women at Kincaid on Super Bowl Sunday. Many dressed in elaborate and clever costumes.

Halfpipe

Marc Lester / Anchrage Daily News Skiers and snowboarders dropped into Alyeska's new Super Pipe on Saturday afternoon to warm up and compete in the Alyeska Pipeline Masters competition. Matt Parisen, Alyeska Resort's terrain park supervisor, says the new in-ground halfpipe is the first of its kind in Alaska and is 300 feet long, 55 feet wide and has 18 foot walls. He says the attraction is for expert skiers and snowboarders and will be open to the public at the resort.  100116

Skiers and snowboarders dropped into Alyeska's new Super Pipe on Saturday afternoon to warm up and compete in the Alyeska Pipeline Masters competition. Matt Parisen, Alyeska Resort's terrain park supervisor, says the new in-ground halfpipe is the first of its kind in Alaska and is 300 feet long, 55 feet wide and has 18 foot walls. He says the attraction is for expert skiers and snowboarders and will be open to the public at the resort.

Skating Westchester

The ice at Westchester Lagoon was in great shape for skating on Saturday afternoon, January 9, 2010. Anchorage Parks and Recreation hosted the Family Skate event.

The ice at Westchester Lagoon was in great shape for skating on Saturday afternoon, January 9, 2010. Anchorage Parks and Recreation hosted the Family Skate event.

2010 Iditarod

Location: Tudor Dog Park, 3/6/2010

Check out images from the 2010 Iditarod from the other side of the sled at any point on the trail.

2010 State high school basketball tournament

Location: colony vs bartlett, 3.15.2010

We're covering every game we can during this week's tournament at the Sullivan Arena, but if you want to be sure to get your favorite player or team some shine, submit your own photo.

March 8-9, 2010 snowfall

Location: Anchor Point, 03/08/10 not a great picture but the snow was pretty thick!

When Anchorage residents woke up Tuesday morning, much of what they left when they went to bed was covered in snow. As the city digs itself, check out images of what the snow did to the area.

Fur Rendezvous through the years

Location: 1968 fur Rondy ball, feb /1968 this is three friends who worked at J.C. PenneysAnita alcorn, Dean Schrock, and Charlotte Setter at the Rondy ball

Since its inception in the late 1930s, Fur Rondy has been the premiere winter carnival in Alaska. Share your photos from as far back as possible to contribute to our already large reader gallery.

2010 Ski for Women

Location: Ski for Women 2010, 2/7/10 Providence Pediatric Potatoes

Check out scenes from the 14th Ski for Women race, the annual event held at Kincaid Park on Super Bowl Sunday for those not obsessed with football.

Church of the Flaming Funk

Take a look at life in and around the house in Eagle River that is headquarters for Church of the Flaming Funk. The group gathers there to create original and rehearse their fire performances.

Hot water and great pies: Takotna has what mushers need

William Middie Johnson, of Unalakleet, AK,  gets some hot water at the Takotna checkpoint on  Thursday March 11, 2010 during the 2010 Iditarod Sled Dog Race. 100311

Checkpoint Takotna on the Iditarod trail is a favorite rest spot for many mushers. Good location, tasty food and delicious pies are all there.

Iditarod musher and cancer patient Pat Moon

BILL ROTH / Anchorage Daily News Iditarod Restart in Willow on Sunday, Mar. 7, 2010.

Iditarod rookie Pat Moon of Chicago shares his story before the Restart in Willow on Sunday, Mar. 7, 2010. Moon has decided to follow his dream of running the 1,000-mile sled dog race and has postponed his treatment for cancer.

Anchorage's Airport Railroad Terminal

Bill Sheffield Alaska Railroad Depot

The upstairs terminal is empty in the Bill Sheffield Alaska Railroad Depot at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. The facility used to be available for hosting events over the winter, but now remains closed from mid-September to mid-May.

Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway

Ketchikan artist Ray Troll has 20 paintings and five murals on display at the "Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway" exhibit in Seattle. Shells, skulls, bones, impressions and other fossils make up the collection, and are part of a book, also titled, "Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway," written by paleontologist Kirk Johnson and illustrated by Troll.

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