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Im in search of the best winter towns that get a lot of snow and are within commuting distance to a major city/town for employement. At least 100 inches of snow a year and preferably large snow amounts in December. My favorite town through pictures is Breckenridge Colorado despite the commute to Denver... Anything similar?
erie, pa gets a ton of snow and is a city of about 100,000 people. Buffalo, New York also gets lots and lots of snow. Pretty much any city in upstate new york would also get lots of snow
We generally get 4 to 6 inches of snow then most of it melts before the next storm blows through.
We just got 3 inches last night.
Last year we got one 'big' dump of 14 inches in April. All the rest of the winter were dustings.
The Northern extreme region of Maine does get an average of 100+ inches each year.
I would say that is a bit misleading. In the past few years we have not had a lot of snow, but in years past we have had a lot. A lot of people contribute it to global warming but that is not exactly true. In 1980-1984 we had bare ground all winter, and yet in 1990-193 we had snow 5-6 feet deep and this is in central Maine. Last year Caribou had 197½ inches of snow...the most in history.
We get snow, but typically it arrives in January and February. The original poster asked for lots of snow in December...that is certainly not Maine. As a die hard snowmobiler, I consider any riding in December as a bonus.
The real question to help the OP is to ask a few questions...what is exactly that you do in December that you want a lot of snow? If its down hill skiing, our slopes have steep terrain and are open in November from the snow making. Natural snow...no. Man-made snow...they have plenty of. But if they snowmobile, well they are out of luck because not many snowmobile clubs can afford to run snow guns!
Why snow? Ski, snow board, snow machine, cross country ski? Know of some places in Michigan that get a huge amount of snow including Houghton that gets around 300 inches a year. Grand Rapids, Holland and Muskegon area gets lots of snow as does the Traverse City area. Some skiing, but it can't compare to the rockies.
I would say that is a bit misleading. In the past few years we have not had a lot of snow, but in years past we have had a lot.
You can say that.
In my personal experience 2 years had less snow than required using a snow shovel and one year had snow.
However in full complete disclosure, they do say that in the 90's was a big ice storm.
One winter in the 80s had lots of snow.
And one winter in the 1930s it got cold.
I can not say from experience though since as I said I have only lived here for three years. And in three years we have gotten very little snow.
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