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Dive Alaska’s Tulum Takeover, March 8th-13th, 2020

Join Dive Alaska March 8th-14th in Tulum for some awesome cenote, ocean, and cave diving! Space is limited, so Contact Us today to hold your spot!

Where to Scuba Dive in Anchorage, Alaska?

It’s the most common question for a diver visiting a new shop: “Where ya go diving around here?” Unless you’re traveling to a resort destination, and you can giant stride out of your hotel door into the ocean, divers often trust local shops to point them in the right direction. For Dive Alaska specifically, this […]

What’s a Divemaster?

This last weekend, we had two gentleman who finished their PADI Divemaster course, and on Monday, I sat down to write the generic “Congratulations to our newest Divemasters! Woot Woot!”-cookie-cutter social media post. And then I stopped. Because the two divers in question, Brian and Connor, deserved more than a generic Instagram pat-on-the-back, a couple […]

Dive Alaska’s February ’19 State of the Union Address

Gideon Liew and the Return of David Watson Dive Alaska is beyond excited to announce that GUE Instructor Trainer Gideon Liew will be coming up for a Tech 1 and Fundamentals course this May! For those of you who don’t know Gideon, he is one of the world’s foremost dive explorers and dive trainers, and […]

There’s No Place Like Home for the Holi-diving!

Christmas Party and New Year’s Dives! Dive Alaska is looking forward to doing some downright awesome scuba this winter, and the holidays are the perfect time to ditch your in-laws from out-of-town, and hang out with other divers! Christmas in (Dive) Alaska! We always said we we’re grateful to the Alaskan diving community for all […]

The Great Unicorn Hunt

The Great Unicorn Hunt What’s the big idea? If you’re here, you’re here for The Great Unicorn Hunt. The Great Unicorn Hunt is Dive Alaska’s 2018 Scavanger Hunt. Hidden around Smitty’s Cove, Whittier, are a number of farm animals with identification tags on them. The idea is pretty simple; find a farm animal, bring it […]

Where Can I Fill My Avalanche Airbag?

Avalanche Airbags Avalanche bags have seen a massive increase in usage among the ski and sled community as they’ve gotten more affordable and reliable over the years. The principle is simple; if caught in an avalanche, the victim deploys their avi-pack, and either an electric fan or a compressed gas inflates an “air bag” that […]

Underwater Pumpkin Carving Dive

It’s that time of year again! With Halloween just around the corner, Dive Alaska has set dates for our famous underwater pumpkin carving contest. On Saturday, October 29th, join fellow divers at Smitty’s Cove in Whittier for the competition, which will feature food, fun, great photo-ops, and a chance to take part in an annual […]

Holiday Hours

We’ve got special holiday hours for this Christmas 2017 season. Take a look here to be in the know!

Time for some underwater pumpkin carving!

Do you want to hang out with local divers, maybe make some new friends, win some prizes, and watch your Dive Alaska shop-monkey, Ron, scream in frustration at a piece of produce while underwater? Well, we do too! Halloween is just around the corner, and it’s time for some underwater pumpkin carving. Everybody […]