Winter comes in quick up here, and it’ll be here before you know it. The kind of winter people actually associate with Alaska, unlike the milder winters Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson - JBER gets down in Anchorage… more like a Lower 48 winter. This is the Interior, where winter settles in deep and doesn’t let up. A few basics to consider now, not when it’s forty below: Home – stock up on groceries, batteries and flashlights before the season change. Vehicle – tire changeover season begins Sept.