I am thinking of that Edmonton job market with a lot of interest, and actually I would be driving south east to get there from Alaska, about 2100 miles or so for me. I have driven the Alaska Highway three times, its no big deal even driving through during the winter, as far as the cold goes it may be quite cold there even by my standards as Wasilla, Alaska is actually very moderate, more snow the last couple of years, less extreme cold days like minus 20 or so.