Jay,

Don't count on cold weather bringing in snow. My sister-in-law lives
in Baudette, Minnesota, where there are very little snow. It was just
way too cold in that region for snow. There is a sign at International
Falls airport proclaiming that region being the icebox of the US.

If you move to someplace the UP in Michigan, you are guaranteed to
have a whilte chirstmas. We lived in Houghton, MI for 2 years and had
to use snow scoop to remove snow almost every day. The record high
seasonal total of 355.90 inches was recorded in the winter of 1978-1979
(measured at the airport).
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Hai Longworth