I understand you live in a snow pit, but why do you continue to come on here and guilt us all for "living in a place that averages over 80 to 100 inches a winter"? I know since you don't live in a lake effect area, it's tough to understand the crapfest we've been dealing with in Upstate New York the past couple winters. Compared to AVERAGE, it's been awful. When you live somewhere where more consistent winter is sort of expected or the norm...you expect a more solid winter than you would living in NYC. Many of us living in this zone are on here because we are passionate about BIG snows and yes, some choose their area in hopes of great winters (muah included in that). It's also a bit discomforting to think that our climate over here may be shifting towards a more coast-like one, with these mixed-bag events and just mild air in general.