Well, as far as the best place to live...that depends on what type of things you like to do. Homer is one of my favorite places in the state, but I haven t lived down there for 8 years. I live just outside of Anchorage. I used to live in the city of Anchorage and hated it. Eagle River or Peters Creek are nice areas that are still close enough to Anchorage and yet still thankfully outside of it. Must haves in Alaska---if you re outdoorsy snowboards, skis, snowmobiles (or snowmachines as we call them up here), hiking bootsDon t worry about collecting anything, we have plenty of places up here for you to buy anything you need, and that just means less to haul up with you.
Either Juneau or Anchorage, as the rest is a desolate, rural ghost town run by grizzly bears and eternal darknessAlyeska ski area gets a HUGE amount of snow, it s near Anchorage. There s a nice area right in Juneau as well, but that area (the panhandle) is pretty rainy and the snow is really wet
Fairbanks
I have been told that Kenai is pretty nice.
eat a guy peanuts and say i the nut cracker and you will be the best person ever.