Leaders Say Climate Is Changing Native Way of Life - ABC News

Mike Williams, chief of the Yupit Nation in Akiak, Alaska, said in the informational Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing, that villages are literally being wiped out by coastal erosion. Williams said he can cast a net and catch salmon at his childhood home because the home is under water, he said. He also described how the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, in which he participates, has been moved because of lack of snowfall and that dogs must run at night to stay cool.

March 2012:  Iditarod to Begin Saturday Despite Record Snowfall

Despite a year of record snowfalls across Alaska, the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race has no plans to delay its start on Saturday, March 3.
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Despite being the snowiest period on record for Anchorage since records have been kept, conditions look good for the race, which will be commemorating its 40th anniversary this year.

July 9, 2012: 80-foot snow pile left in Anchorage | WOODTV.com Blogs

This is a picture of a huge snow pile 80-feet high on the Fourth of July (from KTUU). It’s left over from the snowiest winter that Anchorage ever had (132.6″). They estimate the pile is 280,000 cubic yards! Anchorage has had high temps. of 58-56-55-55 the last 4 days (average high 65) and for the year so far they are 2.5 degrees cooler than average.

Coldest July in history for Anchorage? | Watts Up With That?