Winter has seen snow in almost every state , and frigid lows in the Northeast - but Alaska is balmy by comparison . In largest city , Anchorage , snow for winter festival was driven in from stockpiles after less than an inch fell recent months . Dog-sledding forced to move 260 miles north to get enough snow - the first time since the event began in 1946 . Residents jokingly asked Boston - been buried by more than 100 inches in last month - for its snow back . Alaskan warmth and frigid lows further south are both caused by atmospheric movements in the jet stream .
Winter has seen snow in almost every state , and frigid lows in the Northeast - but Alaska is balmy by comparison . In largest city , Anchorage , snow for winter festival was driven in from stockpiles after less than an inch fell last month . Dog-sledding forced to move 260 miles north to get enough snow - the first time since the event began in 1946 . Residents jokingly asked Boston - been buried by more than 100 inches in recent months - for its snow back . Alaskan warmth and frigid lows further south are both caused by atmospheric movements in the jet stream .