Winter in Alaska has waterfalls frozen mid-cascade, ice caves so blue they look unreal, and lakes so clear you can skate ...

But on Jan. 16, 1990, 35 years ago, an Alaska town was clobbered by a series of snowstorms impressive even by local standards. Valdez, Alaska, picked up almost two feet of snow (47.5 inches) in just ...

It’s been more than two weeks since Anchorage has seen any snow, but at least flurries are in the forecast for Friday.

As for smaller towns, the snowiest is Valdez, Alaska, (pop. roughly 4,000), according ... state averages about 56 feet of snow per winter, which is among the highest annual totals in the world.

Typically, a La Niña Winter should bring colder temperatures, but overall, Alaska is not significantly ... Thompson Pass, near Valdez, has 97% of the normal snow water equivalent (total water ...