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.

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Sometimes known as "The Little Switzerland of Alaska," Valdez receives about 325 in/825 ... snowboarding and snowmobiling activities in the winter. Thompson Pass and the surrounding Chugach ...