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Rainyx420 t1_izyh62z wrote

I'm surprised as someone who lives in FL and has done quite a bit of research on WA and online it says it doesn't snow too much, is this common?

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H2Bro_69 t1_izyqtu8 wrote

West of the cascade mountains, you get very little snow if any, but in the eastern foothills of the cascades where Plain is, a lot of snow is normal. There are a lot of climates in WA, it definitely varies by region.

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zh3nya t1_izyuvu8 wrote

The Cascade Mountains in Washington are consistently the snowiest places in the country, at least where officially measured. Mount Baker ski area holds the world record for highest recorded snowfall for a season. Stevens Pass, the nearest ski resort to Plain, averages 460 inches of snow per year. It is true that it snows very little in the cities along Puget Sound where most people live as warmer air off the ocean moderates temperatures. But even close the Ocean there are glaciers in the Olympic Mountains.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_snowiest_places_in_the_United_States_by_state

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