Years ago I,while in the Army Reserve,did a “summer camp” at what was then called Camp Drum which is near Watertown,NY.I got talking to a Lieutenant who was “Regular Army” and had spent the previous winter there.He told me that during that winter there were areas of the post where they didn’t bother to plow and he said that buildings in those areas were completely buried by snow by the end of the winter.
Yes, he is correct.
They don’t bother plowing. They just sand and drive on top of it.
And that area gets the absolute highest snowfall rates going. Five inches an hour is NOT unusual.
I’ve heard that the Syracuse-Watertown area is one of the snowiest areas in the US not at high elevation. I guess areas of Wisconsin, Minnesota & Buffalo, NY would be in the running for that distinction as well.
The Fort Drum area had over 200 inches of snow last year - people were using their 2nd story windows to crawl out of their houses! The town of Copenhagen, NY is the yearly record setter.
Went there with the 101st Abn for winter training Jan 82. I have never seen so much snow.