They have mountains in AZ and NM. Real mountains. Taller than Mt. Wash, even.

Humphreys near flagstaff sits at 12,600. Great hikes in northern AZ between Sedona and the flagstaff area.

The mountain ranges around Tucson normally have some snow on them in the winter. Its trippy seeing snowy mountains in the distance with palm trees in the foreground.

I agree, it is uncanny. Visitng Mt Lemmon was like driving out of Tucson for a short drive to Mount Desert Island.

Yeah, mountains.

Worst storm I've ever been caught in was just outside Albuquerque. Couldn't see the road at all, could barely see the running lights of the truck in front of me

As native Mainer now living in Santa Fe, I can attest to big mountains. The city of Santa Fe is at 7500 feet.

Great skiing in NM. Taos has some real steep stuff.

In December 2020 Vermont got 46 inches in 1 day breaking a state record which would place it at number 8.

Yet Mainers calling folks flatlanders all the time.

Los Angeles has 10000 foot mountains less than 50 miles away.

The best part about this is Massachusetts sitting quietly at 25th. Not with a dumping in the winter, but with their top storming coming in on April Fool's Day 1997. Think you're in spring? Haha nope, joke's on you. How about 29 inches to celebrate with? What a time to be alive.

That’s cheating

Spent time as a lad in Cumberland County so I learned it well. :-)

Unpopular opinion; Maine really doesn't get that much snow. Least the areas where most the people live.

Caribou’s the second snowiest “city” in the US, after Syracuse, NY (an actual city). Doesn’t disqualify your addendum (there are less than 7500 people living in Caribou), but Maine definitely does get a lot of snow.

Watertown, NY. I have never seen so much snow in my life.

Simple partial explanation: Arizona and New Mexico get drier snow. Our wet snow doesn’t pile nearly as high as western fluff. Same reason our ski areas are so much more icy–and by icy I mean AWESOME–compared to the Rocky Mountain powder repositories.

MAINE: 41.8” was measured in 24 hours at Eustis on December 21-22, 2008 according to a CoCoRhs observer. MONTANA: The USWB monthly climatological summary for January 1916 reported a snow depth of 216” at Libby site 2 (6,000') at the end of the month (January 31, 1916).

We used to. Growing up we had snow from mid October until well into May. Could go to bed and wake up with snow up to the eaves.

Haven't seen a good real snow storm in decades.

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Fact. I lived in Wisconsin and when I came to the northeast, I was shocked at how HEAVY the snow was. Drier air can make a lot of snow, but it’s lighter for sure.

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How is the February 2013 storm that literally dumped 38 inches of snow in one day in CT and Massachusetts not listed anywhere?! My friend's cats were completely buried by the snow fall!!

It's true. I've been up mt. Lemon.

Rocky's

I lived in Flagstaff before moving back east. We got a ton of snow there! Loved the hiking in that area!!

Elevation my dude.

Current 44007 buoy surface temp = 54.9°

Farther we go into winter months with gulf temp 40°+ the harder it will be to get actual snow SE of Bangor/95

Winter swells have been very weak too. Comparatively to 2019 & prior.

Tug hill

It was a trip. They were only forecasting a few inches if I remember correctly. I woke up that morning, got ready for work, and when I tried to leave I couldn't even open the storm door. I was 23, working as a car salesman and we had to clear the lot if we wanted cars to sell.

You mean they aren't talking about the condition of the roads?

Mountains in New Mexico get some serious fucking snow.

Both of those are actually tied with MN and PA respectively as well