Rod's Alaskan Guide Service

03/23/2024

Another beautiful aurora for our aurora dog sledders and ice fishermen/women on 22/23 March.

Our temps are up, the snow is beginning to melt, and unfortunately our winter season will quickly come to an end soon.

Thanks Vickie for posting another beautiful pic of your 4 legged friends and the aurora.

Another nice aurora tour tonight

03/16/2024

03/13/2024

We are proud to report that Matt Hall and his 4-legged family have finished the 52nd running of the Iditarod in 2nd place. Great Job Matt.

03/03/2024

These two studs just departed Willow with their 4 legged companions for a 1,000 mile run to Nome for the 52nd annual Iditarod-The last Great Race. We wish them safe trails and wagging tails. Go get em boys!

Cheer on bib #16 Matt Hall and #13 Lauro Eklund.

02/28/2024

On Monday, we moved our fishing cabins to my favorite spot on the lake. The fishing is excellent and the Aurora views have not disappointed.

01/20/2024

We have had a very mild winter this season so far. That all changes on 21 January. We will be closed for dog sledding and snowmobile trips from 21 to 24 January for the expected extreme cold. We most likely will extend the closure if the forecast is correct for the rest of this week.

We will remain open for ice fishing in our heated deluxe fishing cabins.

12/18/2023

We would like to congratulate the Silver Ace team on their excellent 1st place finish, this weekend, in The Two Rivers Solstice Race.

Elke and her Solstice 20 mile champ leaders Fitz and ghost! They had a blast running fast and holding the lead the whole race.

Thank you Two Rivers Dog Mushers for putting on another super fun event for the mushing community! 🍻

If you’re looking to sponsor a Silver Ace dog this season here are two superstar leaders up for grabs! Ghost and Fitz. Go to www.silveracekennel.com

12/02/2023

Our aurora ice fishermen/women had front row seats to an amazing aurora show last night (30 Nov/1 Dec). We are on the edge of our seats for another great show tonight.

Thanks to Mike Duffy (last night's aurora guide) for sharing his photos.

12/01/2023

If you’re in North Pole on Saturday December 9th, stop by the Holiday Bazaar and enjoy the festive fireworks at 6:00

11/18/2023

We finally have our deluxe ice fishing cabins on the lake. Ice Fishing has been great since we started on 3 November.
But the 1st day in the cabins was excellent with 108 fish brought through the ice for 6 guests in 4 hours. Really this is phenomenal fishing! Some really nice Rainbows, Char, and King Salmon were caught--smiles all around

We practice sustainable fishing methods. Every guest can keep one fish, that we clean, season and cook fresh, then the rest are returned to water unharmed.

10/26/2023

Our 2023/24 winter season has officially started for dog sledding on sleds. It’s so much fun to see happy pups and great guests.

10/25/2023

On 26 October we will start 30 minute dog sled rides on sleds. When we receive more snow, we will open our longer trails.

We need more snow for snowmobile trips and more ice for ice fishing.

10/21/2023

If you’re in Fairbanks this weekend, come visit us at the Go Winter Expo at the Carlson Center.

08/16/2023

I would like to thank all of our great guests for the awesome reviews they leave about their fun adventures with Rod's in Alaska. I also have to thank our wonderful staff and guides that keep our guests smiling and having fun in the snow.

Trip Advisor has awarded our company, for the 6th time, the 2023 Traveler's Choice Award. This award is given to the top 10% of attractions worldwide.

06/13/2023

Here is our new video of all the fun adventures we offer in North Pole.

Fairbanks winter adventures (snowmobile, ice fishing, dog sledding, aurora viewing) with Rod's Alaskan Guide Service.

06/08/2023

Fun in the snow at Rod's

Snowmobile fun in North Pole Alaska

06/08/2023

We are excited to share our new videos. Here is our new dog sledding video.

Dog Sledding in North Pole Alaska

02/05/2023

All of the mushers and 4-legged companions had a strong start. Here's a few pics of the start and about 10 miles down the trail. Smokin' Ace Sled Dog Kennels Howling Ridge Kennel Racing Sled Dogs-Jeremy and Shaynee Traska

02/04/2023

Today starts another big race for our distance mushers--The Yukon Quest 550 & 300 mile race. This race starts at 11:00AM right here in downtown Fairbanks. We'll be at the start line to cheer them on. For those of you who want to follow our teams online visit here: https://www.yukonquestalaska.com

The teams to root for, on the 300 mile race are Bib #35 Ronald Stiffler , Bib #38 Matt Hall Smokin' Ace Sled Dog Kennels , Bib #39 Justice and for the 550 mile race Bib #8 Shaynee Traska Howling Ridge Kennel Racing Sled Dogs-Jeremy and Shaynee Traska

Yukon Quest Alaska - Interior Alaska's Premier Distance Sled Dog Race

01/18/2023

Smokin' Ace Sled Dog Kennels should be extremely proud of this award. This award speaks volumes of the caliber of mushers on our team at Rod's.

2023 Sportsmanship award added to the wall! Very cool coming from my fellow mushers. Thank you, it’s an honor.
While the details of the story aren’t mine to share, here are the basics. It was very exciting! A team ahead of me decided to buck off their musher so they could have the fastest run time to the next checkpoint with a little less weight behind them. Little did they know without a driver equals a sled snagging up on debris pretty quick. I was the second musher to arrive but the first to be able to assist due to being in a spot (firm ground for a hook) able to safely secure off my team to leave them and go assist the teams ahead. Lots of sugar snow so the musher in front of me had to make a safety call to not leave their team and risk their dogs pulling ahead to join the party. All dogs and mushers were just fine! Dogs from the walkabout team were quite proud of themselves. Having a bit of hoot together actually. A few short minutes go by with 48 fresh barking dogs ready to charge full speed ahead. Couple quick passes to pull to the front with Nick and off we went. Never a dull moment living this life. What a race!

01/13/2023

Tomorrow is the first big race of 2023 for our distance mushers: The Copper Basin 300. We want to wish our mushers and their 4 legged athletes a safe and fun race. Good luck Matt Hall Smokin' Ace Sled Dog Kennels , Jeremy Traska Howling Ridge Kennel Racing Sled Dogs-Jeremy and Shaynee Traska , Vickie Justice , and Ron Stiffler

You can watch the race start by live stream and follow their progress along the race here:

The Toughest 300 Miles in Alaska

01/10/2023

We have reached a huge milestone for our company. We have received over 1,000 reviews on Trip Advisor. We have also received Trip Advisor's highest award: The certificate of excellence & Traveler's Choice Award every year since 2017.

Thank you to all of our great guests.

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11/13/2022

We finally have enough snow to start our 2022/23 Season.

We are open for 30 minute dog sledding and 1 hour snowmobile adventures. Soon as we have more snow we'll be able to open our longer trails.