Both are available for ski-equipped aircraft. The strips are maintained by local pilots and usually marked by cone runway markers. Locations may vary from year to year due to ice conditions, so check with the FSS for current location. A call out fee is charged at other times. Prevailing winds during winter are easterly.
Severe blizzards occur frequently with visibility restricted by blowing snow.
Average low temperature in the winter is 12 degrees below zero with extremes lowering to 50 degrees below zero. Summers are usually mild, pleasant, and very short. Summer temperatures range between 50 and 60 degrees with occasional strong winds and very little rain.