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The Top Snowfall Events in Recorded History:

Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? Can it really snow too much? What is too much snow? These are questions that skiers and boarders often ponder on lift chairs or over a beer. If you live in a big city then a couple of inches is too much. It makes traffic come to a crawl, sidewalks become impassible and in 24 hours the once pristine, fluffy white magic is now a shade between dog piss and grey. Ugh!! I personally think there can never be enough snow as long as I’m not driving in it. […]
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Top 9 Snowiest Ski Resorts in the Pacific Northwest

The Pacific Northwest of the United States of America is the snowiest place in North America. It may be the snowiest place in the world. The two states making up the bulk of the Pacific Northwest, Oregon & Washington, have very few ski resorts that receive under 400 inches of snow annually & Mt. Baker has the world record for annual snowfall at 1,100 inches of snow. The Pacific Northwest is the king of snowfall, yet it continues to fly […]
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The Top 9 Snowiest Ski Resorts in North America:

It’s no secret that the West gets the most snow. Cold fronts come down from the Gulf of Alaska, hit our North-South oriented mountain ranges, and orographic lifting does the rest. There are 10 ski resort in the west that average over 500” of snow. Sometimes, we don’t realize how lucky we are. These snowfall average compete with anywhere in the world…except Japan. The list below displays the largest annual snowfall averages in North America per ski resort. It’s no secret that the West gets the most snow. Cold fronts come down from the Gulf of Alaska, hit our North-South oriented […]
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