I can't speak for the guy you replied to, but I've had family and friends who live up there and there's a lot of seasonal outdoors stuff. For example, run a sno

I can't speak for the guy you replied to, but I've had family and friends who live up there and there's a lot of seasonal outdoors stuff. For example, run a snowmobile business in the winter. Work as a mechanic on big rigs (aka get paid to sit around until something breaks). In rural areas (at least around here) it's not uncommon to work 4 on, 4 off (or similar) shifts which makes stuff like that a lot easier. My cousins (one of whom lived in North Pole, AK) do something kinda similar: they have their houses in the "city" where their job is, but their "other" homes out on their 30+ acres of property in the woods > 1 hour outside of town. They don't fly in, but it's kinda the same concept. I also know of at least one rancher in eastern Washington whose daughter flies her plane to school in the morning.