Heavy snow is a fact of life in the Great Lakes snowbelts and Mountain West. But on Jan. 16, 1990, 35 years ago, an Alaska town was clobbered by a series of snowstorms impressive even by local ...

Alaska, (pop. roughly 4,000), according to National Weather Service data. Valdez picks up an almost unimaginable 23 feet of snow each year. Valdez once had 180 inches of snow in just one month ...

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck Alaska on Thursday afternoon. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the quake ...

(MORE: America's Snowiest Cities) Alaska and Colorado lead the pack with the most extreme 24-hour U.S. snowfall records. Located in the mountains northeast of Valdez, Alaska, is Mile 47 Camp, which ...

Near Valdez, forecasters warned of heavy snow and gusting winds that could make travel difficult and reduce visibility at Thompson Pass through the weekend. The weather service said an additional ...