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Bend/La Pine/Sun River, Sumpter, Enterprise/Joseph, ZigZag in Oregon. McCall, Cascade, Hailey, Stanley, West Yellowstone, Idaho. Most of the north panhandle cities/towns in Idaho. The Montana towns across from the Idaho panhandle, such as Libby, Kalispell, or Whitefish. Sandia Park, NM is a nice snowy area near Albuquerque. Plenty of small New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, California, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, or Washington ski towns.
What do you consider a "nice small town" size ~500, <5,000, 5 - 50K, >50K?
The eastern great lakes cities are about to get an epic blizzard of several feet and honestly, I am a bit jealous. Cold and rain closer to the coast sucks.
^ Yeah I saw on the news last night that Buffalo or just south of it is expected to get up to 4 feet of snow. That's insane for a city/metro area. That whole lake effect snow deal by Buffalo is wild to me as I've heard it can change drastically within a matter of miles in certain directions in some cases. Like for instance I just saw that Rochester (which isn't too far from Buffalo) is expected to get 3-6 inches compared to its neighbor to the West. Those differences in rather close proximity are just fascinating to me.
^ Yeah I saw on the news last night that Buffalo or just south of it is expected to get up to 4 feet of snow. That's insane for a city/metro area. That whole lake effect snow deal by Buffalo is wild to me as I've heard it can change drastically within a matter of miles in certain directions in some cases. Like for instance I just saw that Rochester (which isn't too far from Buffalo) is expected to get 3-6 inches compared to its neighbor to the West. Those differences in rather close proximity are just fascinating to me.
The wind blowing over the water freely for miles is like a snow blower lol. It's crazy
^ Yeah I saw on the news last night that Buffalo or just south of it is expected to get up to 4 feet of snow. That's insane for a city/metro area. That whole lake effect snow deal by Buffalo is wild to me as I've heard it can change drastically within a matter of miles in certain directions in some cases. Like for instance I just saw that Rochester (which isn't too far from Buffalo) is expected to get 3-6 inches compared to its neighbor to the West. Those differences in rather close proximity are just fascinating to me.
All of Buffalo won't get the same amount of snow either. The band of lake effect snow is usually less than 5 miles wide, with clear sunny skies on either side. Depending how the line oscillates over time, you can go from literally nothing to several feet of snow within blocks, not just miles. The heaviest snows usually occur in the hills south of the city itself, and not so coincidentally that's where the ski areas reside.
Lots of wooded small towns south of Buffalo, especially as one approaches the PA state line, with Allegany State Park and Allegheny National Forest on either side of the border. The area is mainly isolated and generally very inexpensive. Olean NY is probably closest to a forest city, with Jamestown NY much larger and more developed further west. The snowiest areas are between there and Buffalo, but no cities, mainly just smallish towns, though some like Ellicottville and Springville attract visitors from the ski areas.
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^ Yeah I saw on the news last night that Buffalo or just south of it is expected to get up to 4 feet of snow. That's insane for a city/metro area. That whole lake effect snow deal by Buffalo is wild to me as I've heard it can change drastically within a matter of miles in certain directions in some cases. Like for instance I just saw that Rochester (which isn't too far from Buffalo) is expected to get 3-6 inches compared to its neighbor to the West. Those differences in rather close proximity are just fascinating to me.
Yes, even north of Syracuse is the same way. There were schools that closed and are just a 35 minute drive away, while the snow that Syracuse got a couple of days ago has completely melted. Watertown, about an hour to the north is going to get hit hard with snow in a couple of days due to lake effect off of Lake Ontario. So, things can change within a relatively short distance.
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