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Would you pay US$25,000 a night to stay in a remote luxury chalet in the frozen Alaska wilderness?

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The only way to get to the chalet is by helicopter. Photo: Sheldon Chalet
The only way to get to the chalet is by helicopter. Photo: Sheldon Chalet
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A stay in the ultra-luxurious mountain lodge is a unique experience, with the price including a 40-minute helicopter shuttle flight offering stunning views of pristine forests, lakes and mountains

On a remote rock outcropping surrounded by glacial ice in Alaska sits Sheldon Chalet.

The luxury chalet, which opened to guests in February 2018, is only reachable by helicopter. You can book it for US$25,000 a night, which includes helicopter shuttle service, a private concierge, gourmet dining, and activities such as sledding, glacier trekking and mountaineering.

Sheldon Chalet was built in the Don Sheldon Amphitheatre, a glacial valley named after the father of two of the chalet’s owners, Robert and Kate Sheldon. Marne Sheldon, Robert’s wife, is also an owner.

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Here’s a look at the chalet’s interior and jaw-dropping surroundings.

Sheldon Chalet is an ultra-luxurious mountain lodge in Alaska that opened to guests in February 2018.

It sits in a glacial valley in the middle of Denali National Park, which encompasses more than six million acres of wilderness.

Photo: Sheldon Chalet
Photo: Sheldon Chalet

Sheldon Chalet is anchored into the iron, titanium and granite of the Sheldon Nunatak at an elevation of about 6,000 feet. A nunatak is a rock formation completely surrounded by glacial ice.

Photo: Chris Burkard
Photo: Chris Burkard

To get there, guests board a helicopter in the village of Talkeetna.

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