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Thompson Pass is a 2,600 foot-high (855 meter-high) gap in the Chugach Mountains northeast of Valdez, Alaska. [1] It is the snowiest weather station in Alaska, recording 500 inches or 13 metres of snow per year on average. [2]
Cordova (/ k ɔːr ˈ d oʊ v ə, ˈ k ɔːr d ə v ə / kor-DOH-və, KOR-də-və) is a city in Chugach Census Area, [a] Alaska, United States.It lies near the mouth of the Copper River, at the head of Orca Inlet on the east side of Prince William Sound.
Owing to the rain shadow of the coastal mountains, south-central Alaska does not get nearly as much rain as the southeast of Alaska, though it does get more snow with up to 300 inches (7.62 m) at Valdez and much more in the mountains. On average, Anchorage receives 16 inches (410 mm) of precipitation a year, with around 75 inches (1.91 m) of snow.
Nov. 7—This story has been updated. Click here for the latest forecast. ---- A major winter storm could bring strong winds, up to a foot of snow, and possibly rain to a large swath of ...
Nov. 7—A major winter storm is forecast to bring snow, strong winds and rain to a large swath of Southcentral Alaska from Tuesday night into Thursday. Light snow was expected to begin in the ...
When the snow observations for New Orleans and Anchorage are compared since July, the snow tallies don’t even come close. Since July 1, Alaska’s most populated city has seen 30 inches of ...
Mount Eyak is a ski area located in Cordova, Alaska. It is operated by the Sheridan Ski Club. ... the City of Cordova got a $95,000 grant from BOR and a $52,000 grant ...
Residents of Fairbanks, Alaska, dealt with “blizzard conditions” in some locations on Wednesday, December 29, as heavy wind and snow whipped the area.The severe weather impacting Fairbanks ...