I was wondering if we were going to start a tracker for the forum on snowpack. If I had a choice, I would definitely choose a 5 inch snowpack that lasted for weeks with the chance of additional snow cover than a 12 inch storm with a washout in three days followed by 50s. My front yard is facing due north and I have 5 foot ice mounds from the plows which should hang around until March if we don't get a big rainstorm with temps in the 50s.