Granted I am not a soil or foundation engineer or even close.
I do see lots of foundation plans of all types in plan review at the office. And I see them implemented.
I'm a firm believer in a concrete foundation generally speaking and in our area with bell less piers too.
But what I see in Alaska every trip we make, makes me really think that blocks would be one of the very best ways to go, and keep a big jack on hand for adjustment as needed.
Would be interesting to try to apply mobile home type anchors to help with wind loading, as it seems 30-40 mph winds are just a breeze up there, around here we'd be complaining about high winds...
If that doesn't work out, I'd be thinking hard about seeing if you could get pier and beam footers in place, but I'd sure be scared of variable permafrost issues and such, though I have wondered if one could not drill piers deep enough to get into the permafrost and if that would solve a big problem.
Still think the blocks might be the best solution though.
