People and pets explore the icy beach near the Point Woronzof parking area as the sun sets on January 28, 2025. The National Weather Service forecast calls for single digit temperatures and sunshine for Anchorage in the coming days, a stark contrast to recent run of rainy weather. (Marc Lester / ADN)
Nonato Bruel shoveled his driveway because Anchorage didn't get enough snow to use his snowblower and it was too windy. Photographed at his home in the Campbell Lake area off Dimond Boulevard on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN)
Joey Yang leads the dragon with a pearl during a Chinese New Year celebration hosted by the Alaska Chinese Association at Mears Middle School in Anchorage on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. The Lunar New Year begins on Wednesday, Jan. 29, which marks the start of the Year of the Snake. (Bill Roth / ADN)
UAA sophomore gymnast Claudia Lessig performs on the beam during the UAA Seawolves' 190.875 to 185.800 victory over Greenville at the Alaska Airlines Center on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN)
UAA gymnasts celebrate during the Seawolves' 190.875 to 185.800 victory over Greenville at the Alaska Airlines Center on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN)
Rep. Will Stapp, R-Fairbanks, plays cello in his Capitol office in Juneau before a floor session on January 24, 2025. (Marc Lester / ADN)
The children of Rep. Bill Elam, R-Nikiski, talk with Sean Murphy of Legislative Security outside the House chamber on January 24, 2025. From the far side are William, Andrew and James Elam, with their mother Sandra Elam. (Marc Lester / ADN)
Wind-driven waves blow across standing water on Goose Lake on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 in Anchorage. The National Weather Service has warned of a "series of atmospheric rivers" to descend on Southcentral Alaska over the weekend, which could lead to flooding across a broad swath of the region. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
Christine Cikan took a walk on wet ice covering the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail with Tank, a 5-year-old Lagotto Romagnolo, as they passed by Westchester Lagoon during the meltdown on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. "The constant freeze and thaw reminds me of the East Coast while growing up in Philadelphia," said Cikan. (Bill Roth / ADN)
Merrick Johnson put ice melt on a sidewalk at the law office of Johnson & Associates, PC at 6th Avenue and I Street in downtown Anchorage during the noticeable lack of snow on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN)
A skier makes their way across wet ice in the stadium at Kincaid Park on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
Robyn Niayuq Burke hugs Arlene Frier, 5, in the House chamber. Frier is the daughter of Burke’s fiance. Alaska State Legislature opened its session in Juneau on January 21, 2025. (Marc Lester / ADN)
Members of Juneau Girl Scouts troops prepare to carry the flag into the Senate floor session. Alaska State Legislature opened its session in Juneau on January 21, 2025. (Marc Lester / ADN)
Audience members sang along with the MLK Beloved Community Choir during the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. community-wide commemoration celebration at the West High School auditorium on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN)
Maysun Trout, 14, rides a 16-year-old Haflinger named Wanky as her sister Lydia Trout walked Coy, a 31-year-old Quarter Horse along Birchwood Loop Road during mild temperatures in the upper 30's on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN)
The MLK Beloved Community Choir performed during the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. community-wide commemoration celebration at the West High School auditorium on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN)
Railroad maintenance equipment is parked on a track near the Potter section house on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025 in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
Maintenance workers made some turns under Chair 1 during a break repairing wind damage at Arctic Valley ski area on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN)
Jalijah Bennett visited Snow Ella on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, after the recent winter meltdown with high winds, rain, and temperatures well above freezing have taken a toll on the 20-foot snowwoman off Whitney Road in Anchorage. "It's been an incredible January without snow," said Bennett. "I have family in Atlanta and they have snow and made a little snowman. (Bill Roth / ADN)
Patterns from melting snow and ice decorate the shoreline at Potter Marsh on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025 in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
A person gathers mail from a row of boxes on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025 at Potter Marsh in Anchorage. The mailboxes serve homes in the Potter Valley neighborhood, which is accessed by a steep and winding road. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
A 1946 Cessna 120 came to rest upside down at its tie-down at Merrill Field Airport during the windstorm over the weekend. Photographed on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN)
Ice skaters enjoy a clear and cold sunrise on New year’s Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, at Westchester Lagoon in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
Power lines are severed next to a downed spruce tree on Monday afternoon, Jan. 13, 2025 along Rabbit Creek Road on the Anchorage Hillside. Around 4,000 customers were still without power as of 2:00PM on Monday, according to a Chugach Electric online outage map. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
Department of Transportation and Public Facilities bridge design engineers Nicholas Murray, left, and Benjamin Landes inspect a pedestrian bridge on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025 over the Seward Highway in South Anchorage. The roof of the structure became detached from the decking during a windstorm early Sunday morning, and the engineers were making sure that the remaining structure was safe to leave intact over the busy highway. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
Crime scene team leader Sean Keating places evidence markers at what Anchorage police are describing as the scene of an officer-involved shooting on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Government Hill. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
Anchorage police investigate a scene after an officer shot and seriously wounded a man on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Midtown. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
Friends and family embrace during a break in Matthew Davis's sentencing hearing on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025 at the Nesbett Courthouse in Anchorage. Davis, a former JBER soldier, killed 18-year-old Amelia Nowak, and 20-year-old Derek Duerr while driving drunk in 2022. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
Dawn Groth went ice skating at Chugach Foothills Park with dog Lionel after the windstorm and rain created icy conditions in Anchorage on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN)
The sunset lights up the sky behind Mt. Susitna on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025 in a view from South Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
A woman tosses debris from a construction site that was on Brayton Drive during the windstorm on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN)
The choir from Saint Innocent Russian Orthodox Cathedral sang hymns during a starring in the lobby of the Anchorage Native Primary Care Center on the Alaska Native Health Campus Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 7, 2025. The Russian Christmas celebration and starring continued across the street at the Alaska Native Medical Center hospital before ending in Patient Housing. (Bill Roth / ADN)
Rain drops rest on a windshield of a vehicle parked in downtown Anchorage on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN)
Open women hit the trails at Kincaid Park during the 20K classic mass start during the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN)
An icy lot near Valley Street and East 6th Avenue holds a downed tree a day after a windstorm. Photographed on January 13, 2025. (Marc Lester / ADN)
Skiers compete in a men’s semifinal race. Cross-country ski racers competed in the freestyle sprint event as part of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard SuperTour on January 7, 2025. The SuperTour race was held in conjunction with the U.S Cross Country Ski Championship races, which concluded Sunday. (Marc Lester / ADN)
APU’s Michael Earnhart skis toward a first place finish. Cross-country ski racers competed in the freestyle sprint event as part of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard SuperTour on January 7, 2025. The SuperTour race was held in conjunction with the U.S Cross Country Ski Championship races, which concluded Sunday. (Marc Lester / ADN)
Samantha Smith of Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation pushes into the finish line during a semifinal race. The second day of racing at the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships featured 1.4 kilometer classic sprints at Kincaid Park on January 4, 2025. (Marc Lester / ADN)
UAF’s Aidan Hay catches his breath after crossing the finish line. The first day of the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships featured men’s and women’s 10-kilometer freestyle races at Kincaid Park on January 2, 2025. (Marc Lester / ADN)