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Well ladies and gentlemen, it is officially time for break-up in Interior Alaska.  The first signs have happened.   The Chena River in town is normally the first to break up, with some spots thawing rapidly in late winter due to some industrial zones.  This would be those places along Phillips Field Road and River Road between Peger Ave. and the Downtown Bridges. This year, the Chena River has finally broken up and a massive amount of ice is flowing down river.  I was just out there fishing with Samantha yesterday and we can attest to this.  We were at the Nordale Bridge and if the river wasn't forced into fast water channels it was breaking the ice apart and carrying it down river. In other Break-Up news, the Nenana Ice Classic is still on, despite the tripod falling.  Every year, a tripod is put out on the ice of the Tanana River with a cable hooked to a stop clock.  When the cable pulls, the clock stops. There's a large raffle/gambling event in...

Ladies and Gentlemen, we begin the most audacious fight of the season.  The Sun, our most prestigious resource on the planet, has officially declared a fight with the Snow.  This will more sound like a PSA or a Safety Bit. This year, Fairbanks had received a record of snowfall that the city / region has not seen since 1992.  In that winter, it was ~139 inches.  This year it was ~92 inches.  The average between 1991-2020 was ~65 inches. Fairbanks snowfall statistics | Sonot Kkaazoot This brings up a couple of topics (fights) that are worth mentioning.  The first fight to bring up is the fight between the Snow Load and the rating of your roof.   With all this excessive amount of snow, it is best to check your roof.  Any home built after '96 has ~50 pounds per square inch of load tolerance, with a decrease in tolerance as the older the building is, with something ~30 pounds per square inch for buildings built in the 60's.  If you're in the ...