The weather in Katmai Pass, at the southern end of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, is often notoriously unpleasant. Storm systems on the Pacific (southern) side of the pass often battle with air masses on the Bering Sea (northern) side bringing fierce winds.
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/99350217@N03">Katmai National Park and Preserve</a>
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/katmainps/9459332107/">Cloud Niagara rolling through Katmai Pass, seen from the slopes of Mt. Mageik</a>