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Parts of upstate NY for one can get 2' in a 24 hour periode, along with parts of Minnesota and Michigan. I though Denver was more of a cold city than a snow city?Just looked, Denver average snow fall is 55"http://www.denvergov.org/AboutDenver/today_factsguide.asp
How in certain parts of the country a snow storm dumping a foot or two of snow parilizes a city or entire state. While in other parts of the country it's not even a burp and only a few people were late for work. Schools don't even close. The plows run 24/7 along side the sanders and everyone pitches in. All of the removal people do there part while others are eating supper and sleeping and then the day starts for those, and ends for the snow movers. And the whole thing starts again the next day untill all you notice is some white stuff piled up along side roads and drivways and sidewalks.