Hello all!New to this forum and quite excited! I did some searching of the internet in hopes of finding the answers I need and did find "some". At this point, I feel I just need to ask the experts.My family and I will be moving back to Alaska from Nevada in February 2021. We have made the trip from Flordia to Alaska and Alaska to Nevada, but both times in mild conditions and both on the ALCAN. This will be our first time during the winter and with a travel trailer (Jayco Jay Flight 224BHW Baja Edition). We actually don't plan on staying in our trailer on the trip and instead plan on using any hotels/motels along the way. Also, I have never towed anything in the winter. I drive a 2018 3500HD Silverado (Diesel). Based on this information, here's what I need to figure out:1) What are your recommendations for winterization (both trailer and truck)?2) I have AT tires on the trailer - do you recommend changing them?3) Do you recommend chains for the trailer and truck?4) From those who have travelled the ALCAN with a trailer or RV during the winter months, what can we expect?5) Anything else you can throw at me would be greatly apprecaited!

Back in the winter of '03 I towed a 19' boat up from lower 48 to Eagle River, AK (retirement military move). I had good all-terrain tires and the truck and didn't have any issues other than -50 in the Yukon so plugged my truck in at night at the motels. The short daylight hours shortened up my daily distance versus summer travel. The trip was actually more enjoyable in the winter, less traffic and folks liked to visit at the roadhouses. Never saw a need for chains, roads were plowed and sanded. I did a return to the lower 48 trip this summer, COVID restrictions made it the least fun trip ever! Long travel days, no tourist stops, all provincial campgrounds were closed to Americans, with the only stops being for gasoline. We brought our own food and ate in the camper to have the least exposure with local Canadians. The RCMP will be watching you!

Towing in the snow is harder than it sounds. You need to go practice first before committing to a trip that long. It might make sense to sell your trailer here.

MORSNOW wrote:Back in the winter of '03 I towed a 19' boat up from lower 48 to Eagle River, AK (retirement military move). I had good all-terrain tires and the truck and didn't have any issues other than -50 in the Yukon so plugged my truck in at night at the motels. The short daylight hours shortened up my daily distance versus summer travel. The trip was actually more enjoyable in the winter, less traffic and folks liked to visit at the roadhouses. Never saw a need for chains, roads were plowed and sanded. I did a return to the lower 48 trip this summer, COVID restrictions made it the least fun trip ever! Long travel days, no tourist stops, all provincial campgrounds were closed to Americans, with the only stops being for gasoline. We brought our own food and ate in the camper to have the least exposure with local Canadians. The RCMP will be watching you!While we're on that topic, were you forced to quarantine for 14 days or did you just have to be out of the country by the date on the "hang tag"?

“What are your recommendations...”. “Also, I have never towed anything in the winter.”Don’t do it even if Canada will let you pass. Yes, I carry cables for the truck and chains for the trailer.

First thing, you should be contacting Canadian Boarder Service ( CBSA) CBSAAnd find out what you will need to do and or documents required for entering into Canada and for what your required to have with you for your transit through Canada. Then you need to the correct tires on your truck while in BC. The Yukon has it;s own requirements for transit you you had better red / call them as well to ensure you understand those requirements Yukon transit BC Winter Driving regsYour not required to have chains for your truck, and I’ve pulled trailers all over BC in the mountains including 35ft 5th wheels and have never felt the need for them on the Hwy. Also, your only going to be permitted to cross the land boarder at a few locations so that will be something to bring up with CBSA when you call them. BC Hwy CamsTheses links will give you some idea of what your looking at just for transit through Canada.Good luck with your planing, and bring extra socks ( grin) Soup.

Travelling from Nevada to Alaska in the Middle of Winter

garyhaupt
Explorer
Apr 03, 2021
Maybe new members that are here to pick the collective brains should be required to pay a deposit. Or leave1 their favourite dog as collateral.

Gary Haupt
MORSNOW
Navigator III
Apr 03, 2021
I was really hoping to hear how the trip went......
SideHillSoup
Explorer
Mar 13, 2021
....Crickets....
Grit_dog
Navigator
Mar 05, 2021
Alright Pip, make with the pics man!
We here keyboard mushers carried you all the way to AK, basically on our own backs.
We demand payment!!

LOL
Grit_dog
Navigator
Mar 05, 2021
AKsilvereagle wrote:
With no response from the OP for over a week, my conclusion is they are under mandatory quarantine measures, and then having to conduct in-processing protocols after that which also takes a lot to get settled in.

Mandatory quarantine involves taking away your phone and internet??
ROFL...
AKsilvereagle
Explorer II
Feb 27, 2021
With no response from the OP for over a week, my conclusion is they are under mandatory quarantine measures, and then having to conduct in-processing protocols after that which also takes a lot to get settled in.
Grit_dog
Navigator
Feb 27, 2021
I’m sure he made it fine. But hey buddy, where’s the pics??
We all helped you get ready and took the virtual trip with you. Cough em up!!
Lol.
AKsilvereagle
Explorer II
Feb 21, 2021
I did not see any mishap or accident reports on the Whitehorse Star, Yukon News, or Alaska State Trooper Daily Dispatch - I am thinking they had made it to their destination at JBER as well, if not then they got stranded somewhere....

Just hoping the driver didn't try to push it too hard west of Whitehorse with all the frost heaves and high winds as of recent that I seen on the super weather map pattern in the Haines Junction and Kluane Lake area.

Haines Junction thru (the Tok Cutoff route which was pointed out) during the winter is not a stretch to try to make time on, especially towing something significant behind you....it is bad enough during the summer between Destruction Bay and Northway Junction.

It has been a pretty cold February here in the Alaska Interior this month.
MORSNOW
Navigator III
Feb 21, 2021
He should definitely be in Anchorage by now if all went well since his last post. He did the leg work ahead of time, he should be good no matter what pops up.
Flyboy320
Explorer
Feb 21, 2021
Looking forward to hearing they arrived safely.

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