My old boss was from Buffalo
He said he once got lost trying to go from office to his mother-in-law's place about 3/4 mile away - Blizzard, everything was closed down, couldn't drive so he decided to walk. that 3/4 mile took him 4 hours to struggle thru.
He said because Buffalo is a valley - snow wouldn't melt until next spring.
Got told this story because one time I questioned him why he liked to be under the hot sun so much...