Chugach Peaks - outside Valdez, AK © 1994

About 20 miles outside of Valdez, Alaska, the highway enters Thompson Pass. While the average snowfall per year in Valdez is 35 feet, it does not outdo the snowfall in the Pass. I headed up there to check it out in either April or May. Although the peaks look massive, they are only about 6,000 feet in elevation.