Cordova is located at the East side of Prince William Sound. It has a heavily marine influced climate. It generally has milder temperatures than Anchorage, but it typically gets a LOT more precipitaion, both rain and snow. While this winter has been exceptional, big snows are not uncommon. In late January of 2000, a big avalanche hit the town, destroyed several houses, and left one person dead and one injured.

We have also had a rather heavy snow year in Anchorage, but nothing like Cordova.