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Northern lights over a snow covered mountain, town, and port

Discover the Dazzling Northern Lights in Valdez

By Discover Valdez on Sep. 16, 2021

The northern lights dance above Valdez, Alaska. The town is one of the best places to travel in winter for a glimpse of the natural phenomenon. Photo by Jiyeon Juno Kim. Alaska is one of the best places in the world to view the Aurora Borealis, also known as the northern lights. This atmospheric…

a fat bike rider on a snowy plain in Valdez, Alaska

Valdez offers visitors a healthy helping of snow, sunshine and social distancing

Feb. 16, 2021

Presented by City of Valdez. This article originally appeared in the Anchorage Daily News. Just about any community in Alaska could make a reasonable claim to be the best spot in the state for winter adventure. But if you got out a ruler and based it strictly on quantity, the numbers wouldn’t lie:…