The Guaranteed Way to see the Aurora Borealis

The traditional advice for seeing the Aurora Borealis involves picking a time well in advance and then staying there for a week or more and hoping for the best.  

However, if your schedule permits, there's an alternate approach that few people know.  You can guarantee a good show by waiting until there is a serious solar storm / coronal mass ejection (and clear skies and a new moon) and then racing to get to the arctic before it does.  I proposed this approach a while ago, and many friends have tried it since then, always with success.  

Here's a brief slideshow that explains it.