In which state, in America, does it snow the most?

Question

Besides Alaska, maybe Colorado?

Answer 1

I'd say Washington especially in the Cascades because they have some of the snowiest mountains in the world. Mt. Baker set the world record for most snowfall in one year which was 1,140 in.

Answer 2

How do you define that? Snow the most by weight within its boarders or the record for any one location? Most days with snow fall? Most days with snow on the ground?



In terms of tons, a large state with significant average snowfall, such as Montana, will probably have the most snow. I don't see any site that defines it by that measure. You could probably figure it out but it would take a while and a lot of time, data crunching, and topo maps.



The less extreme the topology, the more representative each data point is. To illustrate this, Mt. Washington has the highest average snowfall in the lower 48 (260.6"), but that is because of its location and elevation. That total wouldn't reflect overall state levels since Concordia only averages 63.8". Based on 9 monitoring locations, Michigan averages 80.2". Montana averages 50.4" (6 locations) but is 1.5 times larger, making MI seem like more. But, upstate MI biases the average strongly while the southern half averages are much lower (41.1" Detroit). Since the range for MT is smaller, I would go with MT for snow tonnage. I think a close second is WY, with an average of 76.3" (ranging from 55.6 to 100.4") and 66% the size of MT.



Because of Lake Michigan, MI has more snow than CO (on-going source of moisture versus arid Rockies). Average fall for CO is 39.9" for 4 locations. But CO probably has the most persistent snow.



Or, rather than an overall annual average, how about most days when it snows? Or the snowiest month? In March, Blue Canyon CA receives an average of 50.4" compared to Mt Washington's snowiest month of 43.6". There are a lot of ways to slice it.

Answer 3

I would have to say Maine. In fact, more snow than Alaska. I tried to find state totals, but could not. I did, however find cities. Caribou, Maine, at least on this table, has the most annual snowfall averages. I'll provide the link below.

Answer 4

i dont think it snows thta much in alaska.



there no such thing really as an OVERALL SNOWY STATE. if youre tlaking about which state has the SNOWIEST LOCATION, then it would probably be WASHINGTON.



if youre talking about snowiest states, then all the northern states are very snowy all winter. the states below canada that is

Answer 5

Probably Michigan - lake effect snow.

Answer 6

Buffalo, NY gets several feet per winter.