I have just the opposite effect. We just moved to the Okanogan from the wet side of the state, but we studied the weather data for past years and figured that we could handle whatever the winter sent us since it was something like 36 inches annually spread over three months with four to five inches the max from any one event. Reality; 48 inches from Dec. 20- January 10, with 8, 10 and 12 inch snow falls with the winds in one storm blowing 25-40 mph leaving 3 to four foot drifts over a half mile of road, followed by another storm that dropped the 12" pushed by 10-18 mph winds. Locals said it's the worst in 20 years. Fortunately, the last four weeks have been without significant snow and next weeks forecast shows a slowly warning above freezing trend.don't worry, I took the time to hook up the snow blower. Guaranteed to be a dud now!
