I swear it was deeper than 27". My front steps are four feet off the ground and we had to dig our way out of snow that came 1/3 a way up the door. Needless to say, snow got into the house with that dig.
What a great photo! I remember back in the late 80’s or early 90’s (I can’t really recall) having snow piled up in parking lots that was 20 to 30 feet high and around our driveway and front walk that was 10 feet high. Walking down the sidewalk and out to the street or out to our cars was like walking down a white hallway. Driving was extremely dangerous because it was impossible to see around corners.