It's $2.40 here for ultra high-test ethyl. $2 for regular. They said it is $5 in the villages depending on remoteness and as much as $7 in fly-in villages. The villages might be inconvenienced if gasoline is cut off by excessive price or lack of supply, but Fairbanks would be out of business. We're not there yet; Fairbanks could pay $5 without disenfranchising more than a few citizens.
Last winter I spent 300-400 a month on fuel for 3 snowmachines. When it gets minus 50-60; I don't even start the trucks and we ride the snowgos to school. Those fan cooled skidoos run fine in extreme cold. Guess I'll be spending double that this winter and I sure hope they bring out some wide tracks that get over 10 mpg.
I usually run my dogteam 3 days a week 40-50 mile runs down the yukon. Maybe I'll be using them for basic transportation down the road like some of the other locals up here. We have one guy that brings 3 dog teams to church parking lot and doesn't even use snow hooks; just turns sleds over and the dogs curl right up between howling to the music. I can see it now, wife in basket and kids with dogs pulling them on their short snow bds, my wife would just luv that with eyes iced right up. Anyway, can't imagine gas prices 7 bucks.
Pretty seasonable over this way, chums still running good and have even got a bunch or 3 foot burbot and some sheefish; the yukon provides.