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Valdez is known as the Snow Capital of Alaska, where seasonal snowfall canexceed 560 inches, more snow than any sea-level station in the United States.Besides normal NWSFO duties, NWS Valdez office serves as the regional hub forthe collection of ship observations via satellite telephone. L-R: Rob Brooks,Gordon May, Debra Elliott, OIC, Wendy Zwickl, and Ron Williams.