In February 1963, Thompson Pass near Valdez was pummeled with 78 inches (6.5 feet) of snow in 24 hours . Alaska’s coastal mountains regularly see huge “snow dumps,” and this event showed ...

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Sometimes known as "The Little Switzerland of Alaska," Valdez receives about 325 in/825 cm of snow a year, offering plenty of opportunities for extreme skiing, snowboarding and snowmobiling ...