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Originally Posted by deneb78
As mentioned in the snowfall thickness thread, there is a huge Disparity in average snowfall and settling snow between different parts of Metro Vancouver. The two ends of the scale seem to be Tsawwassen with 28cm average snowfall and Grouse Mountain with 868cm average snowfall at 1,103m in elevation. That makes a total difference of 840cm between two different points in the same metro area. What other large cities and metro areas in the world have a similar disparity between snowfall amounts at two different points in the same metro area?  Seattle and Portland potentially come to mind... any others? |
Issaquah, Washington (elev 108' 33m) gets an average 5" (12.7cm) of snow while Snoqualmie Pass (elev 3022' 921m) 29 miles (46km) east gets 428" (1,087cm) for a difference of 423 inches (1,074cm)
Issaquah is a city 15 miles (24km) east of Seattle, Snoqualmie Pass isn't a city but does have a post office (98068), three large ski areas, a motel, gas station and about 150 year-round residents.
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