They’re not really on ice, but ice is on them.

From 20FEB2020 to 06MAR2020, Army National Guard units from several states, the U.S. Marines and U.S. Air Force are taking part in U.S. Northern Command’s Arctic Eagle 2020, held in Alaska.

Video, preps for dust-off:

Video CH-47 flight from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Deadhorse, Alaska, 24FEB2020:

Video, coming in for landing:

Rotor-wash.

Video report, Army National Guard CH-47 assists U.S. Marines in TRP:

Video from 2015, removing tail assembly, note the mobile tracked ‘spider’ crane in use:

OREGON WILDFIRES: MILITIAS LOVE IT, CH-47F AIRBORNE FIREFIGHTER!

2018:  HAWAII MILITIA CHINOOKS SENT ‘STATE-SIDE’ TO HELP STRESSED GUARD UNITS!

2019: RED BANK & SOUTH FIRE HELICOPTER OPS

2012: Special Ops MH-47 spied at Pocatello Airport

1:48 scale, first issued 1961.

First issued 2006, also boxed by Revell-Germany.

1:48 scale skis by Black Dog.  Lots of other after market parts available from several companies.

1:72 scale kits issued by:  Airfix, Airmodel, Hasegawa (apparently co-issued as a Hasegawa-Monogram boxing of the Matchbox-Revell kit in the 1990s), Italeri (currently boxed by Academy), Matchbox, Revell (sometimes boxing of old Matchbox, sometimes Italeri), Trumpeter (currently issued by Monochrome).  There’s a plethora of aftermarket detailing sets and decals by several companies.

Black Dog issues resin detail parts, including skis for snow.