This was my second visit to the snow hotel. The first was in March of this year and we went on a dogsled ride, saw the reindeer, and walk through the snow hotel while it was still cold and the sculptures carved into the 24 rooms were still on display. This time I got a much longer ride on a sled with wheels pulled by seven Alaskan huskies. That was a blast! Then we played with the Huskies and I got to photograph the reindeer. As a bonus I got to watch and listen to two Russians dismantle the old Snow Hotel. Not sure when ice and snow will be brought in or the artist selected for the coming winter’s snow hotel. Great fun!

We stayed in a Gamme cabin for 2 nights that had everything we needed, very charming. Our breakfast and dinner was included in our price, delicious and plentiful. We joined the King Crab excursion where you eat the cooked crabs afterwards, visited the Husky puppies and went on a summer sled Husky ride which was exhilarating! Everyone on staff was so nice and helpful, they all made the stay very personal and warm. Visiting the Ice Snow Hotel was fascinating, you can stay overnight in it, however, we did not. They even had reindeer on site. THey will take you into town too, so staying there without a car is fine. Beautiful place, we got to see full fall colors throughout the property. We highly recommend them!

We booked a Northern Lights tour with a snow hotel guide. It was very cool even though it was quite cloudy. We were taken well out of town to where the guide thought we would have the best chance to see them. We were not disappointed! Through the clouds we were able to see horizontal Aurora.