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Old 03-16-2009, 12:35 PM
 
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Try Omak/Okanogan. In the Valley - cold in the winter with a decent amount of snow - but not far away from serious snow in every direction. 45 minutes south of the Canadian border.
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Old 01-24-2010, 12:43 PM
 
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alpine wyoming 500 inches a yri rest my case
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Old 01-24-2010, 02:19 PM
 
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alpine wyoming 500 inches a yri rest my case
Piker.

Mt. Baker, WA...1,140 inches--about 95 FEET. The previous world record was also in Washington...Mt. Rainier with 1,122 inches at Paradise.

The OP said he'd just become aware (as of about a year ago) that the Cascades was the snowiest place in the US. He's wrong. It's the most verifiable snowiest place on earth.

If you really want to wade through some climate data, check out the following link...

http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/summary/climsmwa.html

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Old 01-26-2010, 03:07 PM
 
Location: Wenatchee, WA
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The communities in North Central Washington can get quite a bit of snow. Leavenworth has already been mentioned and is a great place to visit. Chelan is known as a summer getaway, but in the winter there is a great deal of outdoor recreation available in the snow, though you may need to watch where you sit down and take a break...



Farther north, towns like Winthrop and Twisp are also known for outdoor winter recreation that includes cross country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling among other things.

It also depends on how small of a community you're looking for. About 20 minutes west of Leavenworth is Lake Wenatchee, which does have a small year round community living around it, and that area is known to get more than 150 inches of snow per year at times. For services though, there is only a small store outside the state park, other than that you would have to drive to either Plain or Leavenworth.

Photos of North Central Washington communities
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Old 01-26-2010, 07:31 PM
 
Location: Spokane, WA
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Ive just become aware that the cascade mountain range of western washington is the snowiest region in the country. What towns would/could I look into moving to if I wanted to live in a snowy/winter town? Ive been looking into colorado for quite sometime now but i would like as cold and snowy winter as possible. Any info would help. Thanks!
If you want coldest and snowiest, you should move to Buffalo, New York!
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Old 01-27-2010, 04:46 PM
 
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If you want coldest and snowiest, you should move to Buffalo, New York!
Mazama won't do it for you? I think 40 below is plenty...
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Old 01-27-2010, 07:09 PM
 
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Yeah Winthrop is an awesome place too. Charming as all get out.
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Old 01-28-2010, 02:39 PM
 
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This year Spokane got a record amount of snow.
I thought that was last year? I just went through Spokane yesterday and there wasn't a bit of snow to be seen anywhere! Not even old plow piles, it was almost creepy
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Old 01-31-2010, 11:04 AM
 
Location: Spokane, WA
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I thought that was last year? I just went through Spokane yesterday and there wasn't a bit of snow to be seen anywhere! Not even old plow piles, it was almost creepy
Yes, I think it was last year. Didn't they get around 7 feet or so?
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