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He doesn't breathe fire, but Snowzilla could topple a house

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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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Visiting Snowzilla

Send in your pictures of Snowzillas past and present!

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Winter in Alaska

PHOTO GALLERY

UAA alpine racing

UAA hosted giant slalom racing at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood as part of the UAA Invitational ski meet on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.

PHOTO GALLERY

Frosty and cold

The clear, cold weather makes for a beautiful landscape.

Sprint Sled Dog Race

The Orville and Doris Lake Memorial Sprint Dog Race at Tozier Track.

US World Youth/Junior Biathlon Championships Practice

Biathletes practice for the 2011 US World Youth/Junior Biathlon Championships Tuesday December 27, 2011 at Kincaid Park.

Reader-submitted

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

Best of 2011: Reader-submitted

Skiing and snowboarding

2011 Howwwwl-oween dog costume contest

Aurora Borealis: September, 2011

My Aces

2011 Halloween: Kids

Crafts on sale at 2011 holiday bazaars

Denali National Park road lottery

Reader photos: Big Hunt

Reader photos: 2011 Fall colors

Reader photos: 2011 Alaska State Fair

Slideshows

Alaska-based soldiers headed for Afghanistan

Brigade commander Col. Morris Goins addresses his troops and guests at a U.S. Army Alaska deployment ceremony for the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division Tuesday morning November 29, 2011 at Sullivan Arena. The 3,500-soldier brigade will be departing for Afghanistan on a series of flights in November and December.

AUDIO SLIDE SHOW

Food Bank of Alaska Thanksgiving Blessing

The Food Bank of Alaska Thanksgiving Blessing project is a community-wide effort to provide turkeys and all the fixings to everyone in need on one day, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, from seven locations and is expected to provide enough food to feed around 7,000 families.

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Southcentral Power Project

Project manager Dustin Highers discusses the Southcentral Power Project located at the Chugach Electric Association headquarters off International Airport Road in Anchorage.

Touring the Goose Creek Correctional Center

Corrections commissioner Joe Schmidt describes the new Goose Creek Correctional Center slated to begin accepting prisoners in March of 2012 at Point MacKenzie.

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Operation Bulldog Bite