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Embark on a daring winter voyage as we set sail from Valdez, Alaska—renowned as America's snowiest town. Navigate icy waters, witness breathtaking snowy landscapes, and experience the unique ...
A video captured the dramatic rescue of a couple near Ushuaia, Argentina, who had been buried in an avalanche. The video, ...
Crews work on tank top snow removal on Tanks 12 and 14 in the East Tank Farm in Valdez on March 16, 2022. (Photo provided by Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.) ...
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00000193-6344-d71b-a7fb-ebdf83010000After a winter of outstanding snow conditions, three scientists drove snowmachines up Valdez Glacier this spring, curious to see how far they could get. At ...
The giant snow cone in Valdez is growing. The mound is fashioned from snow gathered by plows and dumped in a parking lot in the seaside town of about 4,000 residents. Some estimates say it now ...
Avalanches at Snow Slide Gulch in Keystone Canyon in Alaska has closed a portion of Richardson Highway. The highway is expected to be closed for at least one week, but possibly longer according to ...
Alaska’s harsh winter weather — an annual average of 40 feet of snow and winds exceeding 140 mph — makes it difficult to keep roads clear. But when the location is Valdez, home to a vital ...
This March 16, 2022, drone photo provided by Alyeska Pipeline Co. shows snow covering 62-foot tall and acre-wide oil tanks at the Valdez Marine Terminal in Valdez, Alaska.
The Alaska Department of Transportation says highway access to Valdez has been cut off indefinitely by avalanches, including one that dammed a river and created a lake up to a half-mile long ...
As for smaller towns, the snowiest is Valdez, Alaska, (pop. roughly 4,000), according to National Weather Service data. Valdez picks up an almost unimaginable 23 feet of snow each year.
Mar. 25—The company that operates the trans-Alaska pipeline has called in backup crews to contend with massive amounts of snow piled on top of its oil storage tanks in Valdez, which has damaged ...