Malcolm,
I don't know what the answer is.. I'm thinking we need some more Global Warming!! This storm was well advertised for several days now and still took many people by surprise. We got about 13 inches of snow with 55 mph winds. My road was impassible for about 24 hours, I tried to drive my snowmobile down the road and just about got stuck as it was so deep. The plow finally went by today around 7:30 am and opened the road. Here is a picture of a road just 1 mile north of me I took this afternoon, they are trying to open it up with a Dozer.
Joe