Here's an explanation:
Rev 6:8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
Suicide rates are high in Alaska, so Hell can follow with you. Alaska is a huge fucking state, so maybe a fourth part of the earth was a little gunshy. You've already made drawings of your demon sword. Hunger? You can't grow crops up there. Beasts of the earth? FUCKIN POLAR BEARS