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Where there are mountains in the SE and SW, it snows in the higher elevations. Denver is at 5,280 ft, on the high plains. It snows there and melts quickly. It does not snow in Death Valley.
Despite being so far north very rarely see snow in southwestern WA except for up in the mountains. Last year we just had one dusting that was melted early in the morning. Pacific keeps it too warm most of the time with average temps in the 50s through winter. Plenty of gloomy overcast days and misting rain though. But everything stays so green and lush through the winter which counter balances that. Weird having to mow the grass in January.
Here in Tennessee if it snows it's usually gone the same day or next. Rarely is it more than an inch or two. We average about 4 inches a year. No one owns snow shovels, we just wait a few hours and it melts. Winter in Tennessee would be considered more like an extended fall to a person up north. The OP should know that very few places in US are snow free.
We live in the Chicago area now and are relocating to the Las Vegas area next spring. I think what the OP is referring to more than anything is getting out of the brutal Midwestern winters. I mean, there is snow and there is SNOW.
To me, I don't care how cold it gets in Southern Nevada or even if there is a dusting of snow once in while. That is nothing compared to winters in the Midwest. We've looked at the pros and cons and the biggest negative (to us) is the hot summer from June through August. I'll take that over snow and extreme cold anytime.
Where there are mountains in the SE and SW, it snows in the higher elevations. Denver is at 5,280 ft, on the high plains. It snows there and melts quickly. It does not snow in Death Valley.
Not sure where you got the information that it doesn't snow in Death Valley but it does. Death Valley is quite cold in the winter, easily cold enough for it to snow. Death Valley also has some pretty high mountains in which it snows every winter with every passing winter storm.
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