1 November 2011

Speaking of Snow…

By icefogger

Thompson Pass is closed!

For the first time this season, the pass into Valdez has been closed due to snowfall. It seems there is a bit of wind too: 85mph, with gusts up to 120mph.

On average, Thompson Pass receives 550 inches of snow a year. It holds the Alaska record of snowfall in a 24 hour period at 62 inches, and the record of snowfall in a season at 975 inches. When the East Coast gets that, I’ll cut them some slack…

Anyone who moves to Valdez is one crazy bastard, no doubt about that.

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Just a basic, down to Earth, laid back type of guy here, who loves the outdoors, the indoors, jazz on the turntable, a fire in the woodstove, the northern lights blazing across the sky, and the company of good friends. View all posts by icefogger

This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 at 4:51 AM and tagged with snow and posted in Alaska. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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5 responses to “Speaking of Snow…”

• Driver Eight
  November 2nd, 2011 at 5:14 AM

  “Anyone who moves to Valdez is one crazy bastard, no doubt about that.”

  Ouch.

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• Driver Eight
  November 2nd, 2011 at 5:20 AM

  And anyone who seriously considers taking “camino de la muerte”, or whatever, is even crazier!

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• icefogger
  November 2nd, 2011 at 5:46 AM

  “If you only knew the power of the Crazy Side. With our combined strength, we could drive el camino de la muerta together. Give yourself to the Crazy Side.”

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• Driver Eight
  November 4th, 2011 at 6:11 AM

  “It is estimated that 20 people die per kilometer”.

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• icefogger
  November 7th, 2011 at 8:29 PM

  Hmmm… 20 per km? Seems kind of low…

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