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Valdez Survives Historic Avalanche Cut Off By Road
In January 2024 Valdez Alaska faced a record setting avalanche known as Calamanche 100 feet tall and over 1,000 feet long. The slide dammed the Lowe River creating a half mile lake and shut the Richardson Highway. Residents adapted with air and ferry access while outsiders feared panic.
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Aeuters
Richardson
Keystone Canyon
Alaska Department of Transportation
DOT
Valdez
Richardson Highway
Thompson Pass
Mile 16
Lowe River
Sharon Blake
Totem Inn
Sheri Pierce
Weather Channel
CNN
Alaska
Cordova
Prince William Sound
Blake
Kathy Molinar
Molinar
Safeway
Anchorage Daily News