Carly, you could e-mail Skookums Sonnenschein (a lady who has played harp in Anchorage for many years.) She and 5 others are listed in the latest Directory as members of The American Harp Society, and had a few lessons with me. She would know about any rentals available and whether there is a harp newsletter online, as other states have. With extreme winter weather, carbon-fiber harps would be least affected.Her web site is listed as skookums.com, and more contact information would be there.