The western United States is king when it comes to the most amazing
snow totals ever recorded over the course of a season, month and
a day. A plethora of mountainous terrain in this part of the country
interacting with moist Pacific storm systems can lead to some enormous
amounts of snow.
We begin our look at five of the most incredible U.S. snowfall records beginning with the all-time seasonal snowfall record set at Mount Baker in Washington State.
An
amazing 1,140 inches (95 feet) was recorded at Mount Baker Ski Area
(4,200 feet elevation) during the July 1, 1998 to June 30, 1999 snow
season.
For perspective, that snow total is equal to the height of
nine to ten basketball goals stacked on top of each other or running
the distance on a football field from the goal line to just past the
30-yard line.
Next, we look at what location is known for having the greatest snow depth of all time.
Source: National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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