Don’t let all my talk about emergency supplies and roadside strandings scare you off the northern road trip in winter. It’s worth the extra preparation and the risk of a few cold hours spent roadside.
Here’s proof:
On the Dempster Highway, nearing the Arctic Circle
Alright, let’s talk winter driving.
On any highway where snow and ice are in play – regardless of whether you’re up north or down south – winter driving is going to be a trickier proposition than summer road-tripping. But on the isolated, mostly-empty roads of Alaska and northern Canada, where cell service rarely extends past town and city limits and you can go hours without spotting another vehicle, the risks are augmented even further.
My car, in the ditch on the Dempster Highway
Travelers North 