Top 15 Snowiest Cities in the US ❄️

[@cainable6636]

Up here in Leadville, Colorado is the highest incorporated town in America and on average snowfall is 142.7 inches a year. The snowiest year on record was 1996, when 247.9 inches of snow fell.

[@RogerBradley-b4j]

I used to live on the western slope of Colorado and I agree. There are way more than enough towns in Colorado that beats the the hell out of any town listed on this list and it is not just the snow. It's savage brutal winter weather that comes with the massive amount of snow that the western slope towns gets every winter.

[@brettany_renee_blatchley]

WHEEEE!!! Syracuse!! I've shoveled many years of lake-effect snow in a fingerlakes town near there!! Cloudy indeed but when the sun shines on a fresh foot of snow, it's glorious for a brief time. 🌫🌫🌫🌬❄️❄️❄️❄️

[@briannelson4122]

Winter is pretty much done here in Phoenix, mid to high 80's start of next week to start off February nicely.

[@scott1105]

Yeah a couple more months until its 122 F

[@freethrow4854]

lived in sf my whole life and why do ppl try to convince me to move to phx ?? ill never 😂😂

[@dirtfarmer7472]

Bragg, bragg, bragg

[@iShowUnusualBehavior]

@@briannelson4122 the horror

[@sallysavedbygrace1268]

No thank you, hate your heat in the summer! 🥵

[@gilliankirby]

Love this topic! I'd love to see a list of which cities the snow cover lasts the longest (where you're more likely to see snow on the ground even if it doesn't snow while you visit).

[@soulistic87]

Grew up in Syracuse. Left long ago and never looked back that snow is a beast!

[@JimCDC11]

Great video. I grew up in Upstate NY so I have some snow experience. Now I live in central Italy. It snowed here 8 years ago for about 15 minutes. It brought back memories.

[@davidcobb464]

I love skiing and cross-country skiing. Bring it on.

[@Sammykyt]

I like the idea of top 15 lists instead of top 10s

[@paperpeople3677]

Snow and steady

[@kindredspiritbaseballmom7913]

I knew my hometown, Syracuse, would make the list. I also knew that Truckee would be on here. I'm surprised that South Bend beat out the Michigan cities of Kalamazoo, Muskegon and Grand Rapids because I always thought they got more lake effect than South Bend. I'm also surprised that Sault Ste Marie, MI and Watertown, NY were not on the list. Sault Ste Marie is at 124 inches of snow so far this winter.

[@alanmohn4146]

And on the list of cities not mentioned is south of Truckee in a place called Mammoth Lakes. I just looked it up and the yearly average is 17 ft.

[@michaelhowe7550]

I am surprised Watertown, New York is not on there

[@markleon5917]

Valdez Alaska avg. is 330 inches.

[@aaronswink8554]

That was part of a recent Alaska tour I was on - some residents on the boat were saying that some years, it's over 500 inches and the mountain passes northeast (ie - the only way in and out of town) can get over 1,000 inches. Just last week, I saw that they were supposed to get between 5 to 9 feet of snow. Nice little town, great hiking and outdoors, but they can keep the winters up there!

[@user-sk5nq7dk6i]

Briggy, another APPROPO TOPIC! You have great intuition.

[@bjdon99]

Houghton MI, which must be too small for this list beats Truckee. Averages 202” of snow per year. Michigan Tech is a tough place to go to school in the winter

[@americansmark]

There are a lot of small towns that get insane snowfalls. Watertown, NY gas had 200" already this season.

[@dariusbrock2351]

​@@americansmarkWow, that's insane!

[@Azraelleah]

This is a very good list for me, i love winter weather. 🌧

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

I love snow too.

[@Breadbuttered]

@@WorldAccordingToBriggsrank all 50 states worst to beat weather

[@iShowUnusualBehavior]

The horror 😮

[@dirtfarmer7472]

You are so strange

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

​@BreadbutteredFlorida Missishitty worst

[@rtroutboy]

Valdez AK didn't get any love here because it is a small town but a significant one as that is where the Trans Alaska Pipeline ends... I think the average snowfall is 325" with a record of 558" And yes it is a town with year round population of about 4000. Just out of Valdez is Thompson Pass with a record snowfall over 900"

[@Chris_at_Home]

I’ve been there many times and have pictures of the snow piled up like small hills in the city parks. People that live they can put the snow from their driveway in the road and the city will haul it away.

[@mitchs.920]

As a truck driver in Michigan, I am not looking forward to driving to Marquette on Monday.

[@freeheeler00]

Where do you deliver?

[@trishaporte]

Be safe !

[@andrewknaff9220]

Those small towns that beat these cities by a fair stretch, that’s one of the reasons they never grew into cities.

[@JeffHowell]

Grew up about an hour south of Syracuse in Ithaca and can confirm, the Finger Lakes region is spectacular to vacation in during the summer.

[@curtshelp6170]

My family was from Rochester NY and I'm so glad that the US Navy educated my father that he could move out. Mammoth mountain Ca is my favorite small town snow magnet averaging 325" per year. In one year they had 700" at the base and 900" on the peak! I'm an hour and 20 from Flagstaff and they had a 7 ft snow day about 4 years ago.

[@TerryAnnOnline]

I had no idea that Flagstaff got that much snow.

[@garyharnish2395]

Love the AZ. The upper part of the state is cold during the winter. Spent some time in Page AZ.

[@T1MB05L1C3]

Being at almost 7000 ft, youll get snow almost anywhere except maybe near the equator

[@Weather_Nerd]

@@T1MB05L1C3 I always forget how high Flagstaff is, even Truckee is only like 5800' Got those mountains in Hawaii around 13k feet that maybe get a handful of inches lol

[@nickp1091]

I was in Flagstaff two years ago, and they had three feet of snow on the ground. Flagstaff averages roughly the same amount of snow as Buffalo, NY

[@CybeleCotter]

Six years ago my wife and I drove through snowy Flagstaff in a blizzard that continue ed east past Gallup NM.

[@bigcahuna42366]

I live in Rochester (65 miles from Buffalo) and for the past several years we've received a lot less snow than Buffalo has. In fact, last year we only got about 60 inches of snow for the entire winter and the winter before that also about 60 inches. A bit contrary to what Briggs has said, we only get grazed by Lake Ontario snow while Buffalo and Erie are in the bullseye path of Lake Erie snow primarily due to normal wind directions coming from the west, southwest, and northwest. The Tug Hill area (section between Syracuse and Watertown) gets far more snow in New York than any other place in the whole state. It's common for them to receive 1 - 3 feet of snow a few times each winter month.

[@mattwalters2301]

I'm in Greece, NY.... last winter was nothing like I've ever seen. Mildest winter I can remember in my 42 years of living here.

[@carmencirino4669]

We do not get that much snow in New York City.😊🥶

[@EvanHodge-t8m]

Late 1800s, Colorado, 100 feet, took two weeks to access remote towns, killed half the cattle in the state.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

CAN get lots of snow in Western Colorado

[@timgude1982]

Briggs- Spellcheck please!

[@alisterfolson]

*The 1st paragraph.* This is why I joined the military to get tf out of the Midwest.

[@BH6242KCh]

And then they sent you to Ft McCoy or Camp Grayling?

[@paulmadkow9143]

Left Wisconsin to get stationed in Nebraska in USAF.

[@alisterfolson]

@BH6242KCh No, lol. But I currently live in Yuma, AZ. Retired out of the Marine Corps base here.

[@mrburns805]

That’s funny considering I live in Minot North Dakota which has a large Air Force base. Most people who get their first assignment here tend to leave the military pretty quickly.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

​@paulmadkow9143 better than Columbus Missashitty

[@oldmike4190]

Not sure what qualifies as a city for this video, but Houghton, MI, has an average annual snowfall of 202" per year. Population 8,500 people. Home to Michigan Technological University. Marquette is about 25K people.

[@jnmsks6052]

Yep, I knew South Bend would be on the list. I grew up in Niles, just to the North in the Michigan side.

[@mrhyde3029]

Good one Briggs. We have a home in Soda Springs California, which is on the west side of Donner Pass about 15 miles west of Truckee. The last three winters we have had 457" (2021-2022), 521" (2022-2023), and 402" (2023-2024) with a maximum snow depth of 292" (2022-2023). It's an unincorporated area so it wouldn't be considered a city and make your list. We like to joke that if Donner Party managed to make it over Donner Pass, they would have most certainly died in Soda Springs. If you plan on coming this way, bring a snow shovel :)

[@jharvey9898]

I lived in Fairbanks 2-1/2 years and LMAO watching people fall on their butts. We called that getting bitten by snow snakes. Of course I was bitten by a few myself 😅

[@jeffmoreland4517]

SNOW ! WHAT ' S THAT ? 🤔 OUT HERE ON THE COAST OF WASHINGTON WE ARE LUCKY IF WE GET A WHITE THIN WET DUSTING BY THE END OF FEB. 😭 BUT MORE COLD WET RAIN THAN WE NEED 🥶

[@daveray44]

Too bad some white stuff is predicted for coastal Washington next week. Won't last for more than a day, of course!

[@michellejohnson2233]

States I traveled to on this list: Arizona, New York, Pennsylvania, and all over my resident state California. Experienced Donner Pass at night with snow falling. That is one scary ride in the wintertime! Recall sledding, snowball fights and making snowmen as a kid in New Jersey; occasionally they phoned everyone and closed school during a snowstorm -- always a fun surprise. Enjoy visiting AZ, NY, Central and No. CA in spring or summer, and want to see Massachusetts. Have little interest in seeing the other states listed at any time of year, except the piece of Montana that's Yellowstone.

[@530dynasty1]

I'm from Grass Valley CA (near Truckee) and my mother is from there and I've been through Truckee when the snow is so high the top is higher than the roof of a single story house, or you don't feel very high up on a ski lift, or you feel like your walking in a train tunnel. I worked there regularly and sometimes you'd get general contractors who would try and demand me to come up during winter. I did that once and got caught in a horrible blizzard at the summit. Briggs, you're a madman if you wanna live in Truckee 😂

[@silvermainecoons3269]

I live in Grass Valley too! This January has been crazy dry. I’d love to live in Truckee but I’m one of those crazy fall/winter lovers. Grass Valley summers have gotten insanely hot. 🥵

[@530dynasty1]

@@silvermainecoons3269 Yeah the winters there are really sad in recent years, wife and I make frequent visits to see family. I actually moved to northern Idaho a few years ago. I now get 4 full robust seasons and I love all of them. We dont get near the snowfall that Truckee gets though, thank goodness!

[@stevenmccauley5037]

New Briggs video at the start of shift! Tonight is going to be a good night

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Glad I can be part of your good night.

[@ksm26]

Great list! I went to college in Marquette, MI. Beautiful part of Michigan! I experienced more snow there than anywhere else I’ve lived. I was in my early 20’s and it wasn’t so bad. I remember snowdrifts as high as roofs 😳. Good times!

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching!

[@Merxy0]

My parents went to marquette they are graduates of 03 Edit: oh the marquette in Michigan not milwaukee wisconsin

[@JacobMasters-wn2zb]

We are the upstate of Sc no snow for usual

[@Weather_Nerd]

I knew it was going to be Truckee if the criteria wasn't incorporated cities, crazy numbers! But certainly the mountains above the town get way more. Mammoth Lakes is a town but they average 206" per year. Truckee is also one of the colder spots in CA as far as inhabited areas are concerned

[@staceybenson2259]

I lived in Juneau, during the winter in was cold, snowy and dark. It was dark when I went to school and dark when I came home. Yuck! Glad I don't live there anymore.

[@afterburner2869]

I live in Sacramento where we have the most boring nonexistent weather you can imagine. I was very surprised to hear that two hours north of me is the snowiest place in the country.

[@cherrlyn381]

Sorry, but the ungodly heat Sacramento can get isn't exactly non-existent.

[@Weather_Nerd]

Truckee is east (maybe ENE just right up I-80) of Sac, but certainly the Sierra Nevada gets some of the most snow in the country (and some seasons, the world) from the northern to the southern end of the range. Tahoe area ski resorts usually average a minimum of 350-400" a year I don't live in Sacramento but that is part of the beauty of that city- 1-1.5 hours west you have the Pacific and 1.5-2hrs east you have the Sierra. You could surf and ski on the same day

[@afterburner2869]

@@Weather_Nerd. You are right, it’s more east than north. I ride my motorcycle all over this part of California which is some of the best in the country for riding. No matter which direction I point the bike it will be a great ride!

[@Dadeeo]

When I grew up in Frontier, Wyoming it snowed every year in the first week of July. Just flurries, mind you, but there was permanent snow again by mid September.

[@americansmark]

I'd gladly move to Marquette and became a Yooper. I've debated moving to Duluth, Truckee, or Boulder. Ohio just doesn't get much snow anymore.

[@Zodia195]

Seeing Flagstaff didn't shock me since I know Arizona has mountains. So does New Mexico (it's part of the Rockies). I live in Texas, and I know my cousins whenever they went skiing, they go to New Mexico lol.

[@mikeclendenin6407]

I worked 4 N.P.S. @ Mt Rainier. At Paradise we got 1092 inch 71/72. We said we had 2 seasons there, August and winter😅

[@BenjySparky]

Briggs, you rock! Peace 🤘 🍻 💨

[@mrburns805]

The problem with living in North Dakota is not the amount of snow, it’s that it stays around and piles up for 6 stupid months. It rarely melts once it starts falling.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Nope just too flat and boring

[@mrburns805]

@ that too. Although I’m moving to Pittsburgh next month and I can’t wait. People there say the major drawback of living there is the weather lol. I’ll take what they have any day of the week.

[@OgreBattleIsForeverMore]

No North Dakota? Briggs, remember your video of North Dakota? I lived in Devils Lake for four years. I got the hell out to... wait for it... Florida.

[@Rogerthatidea]

You get epic snow drifts, but they don’t count.

[@user-mrfrog]

I guess Montréal, Québec is not so bad, averaging around 166 cm, or ~65 -66 inches! ❄

[@RaulRamos-e5n]

We need a Sunniest states video

[@Miss.C.]

Syracuse the ❤️ of NY. I love my town snow and all.

[@KalsiCherri]

Used to live there, don’t miss the snow. Now live in GA

[@maxsumatra2615]

Cheers from Onondaga county!

[@AJLinthe5D]

I grew up there and eventually moved back. I'm glad you like it. I hated it but I'm living in Oswego now.😢

[@Zodia195]

When my great-grandpa's family immigrated through Ellis Island, they settled in that city. He would eventually join the Army and settle in Texas as a result, but I know he, my great-grandma, and their kids (which included my grandma) up there from time to time. Sadly, I've yet to go up there since I don't know if I have any family up there anymore. My aunt got to visit them in the 90s, but that's it.

[@melsyr10]

Yay 😅 #3 Syracuse made the list!! Born and raised ❤

[@ramaheidarpour4269]

Most people have a big misunderstanding with Arizona is that they think Arizona is just hot desert but when go north of Arizona, you will see lots of snow and mountains

[@chrisbunka]

I remember passing Truckee on the way to Tahoe in 1990 with my family to go skiing. Always thought the city had an interesting name.

[@juniorparra165]

Here supporting dude.

[@BeyondtheRailz]

Briggs, you like winter. Can you take it back. We New York residents are tired of it

[@kerryz2315]

So am I in Pennsylvania! I'm done with it! 🚫❄️

[@theluffinater9470]

I have family in Marquette, so im not at all surprised that it's high on this list

[@RaulRamos-e5n]

We need a what states have the most beautiful greenery

[@TrevorRobertKelk-bq6zn]

I was going to say isn't 72" six foot? Sure think so !!! My God definitely driving to work, get the snow mobile!!!Hahaha much love always from Trev in Yorkshire ❤😂😂😂😂😂❤

[@CybeleCotter]

I would include both Portland and Bangor Maine.

[@outbackigloo6489]

I would include Caribou, ME.

[@ilovetotri23]

Thought Buffalo would be number one.

[@grayghostmoseby7123]

It never stops snowing in Oswego, N. Y.

[@stevena3871]

Flagstaff is a really cool town. Plus if you get you get sick of the snow, you can be on a Mexican beach in about 5 hours (or down in Phoenix in 2).

[@ramaheidarpour4269]

Flagstaff is cool because is home to the northern Arizona university, so basically, is a college town

[@jpack85]

So, you're not including towns but your #1 "city" is a town of fewer than 20,000 people. Even their own website lists Truckee as a town, not a city.

[@jdds1165]

Funny thing about lake effect snow, it doesn't have the same consistency of normal snow from a coastal type low pressure system so it does not last as long or as well. Places like Syracuse get huge snowstorms then lose the snow if more does not fall

[@Nightcrawler77]

I am from Wyoming and while we do get some snow here it is nothing compared to what I saw in Duluth, Grand Forks and Upper Peninsula Michigan.

[@vcpvcp2889]

You missed Valdez Alaska - the true No 1 at 300” ave

[@TrevorRobertKelk-bq6zn]

How do roofs cope with the weight of snow???

[@deirdre108]

Mostly A-frames and the snow slides off, theoretically.

[@TrevorRobertKelk-bq6zn]

@deirdre108 I know that,but all the flat roofs seen loads of them!! Hahaha

[@Weather_Nerd]

Here in CA mountains I know at least some areas have more strict regulations on how to build homes, but a couple years ago entire communities were literally being warned about collapsing roof danger if they didn't shovel some off and it probably did happen to some (being the mountains only some contain full-time inhabitants, rest are vacation homes). Wouldn't doubt areas saw 400-600" of snow that winter, ski resorts even higher. Now add in the potential for rain during some atmospheric rivers that hit our state and bring extra high snow levels, that extra weight on roofs with 10' on them is scary. Nothing worse than wet snow

[@TrevorRobertKelk-bq6zn]

@Weather_Nerd whooo its mad to me,it were back when I was a kid int 70s we had waist high snow. Traffic today stop after 2". Plebs can't drive England is Fkd puzziez!!!Hahaha

[@silvermainecoons3269]

I love Truckee. I’m in Grass Valley right now which is beautiful but too hot. It’s a gold rush town in Nevada County, the same county Truckee is in, but we are at a much lower elevation. We’ve had almost no rain at all in January. I wish I could afford to live up there.

[@Dangic23]

3 months of Winter is the maximum time allowed for normal living.

[@NathanCrane-t4h]

You missed a big one: Valdez, AK has an annual average snowfall of 330 inches per year. But since it only has a population of 3,800, you might have decided it was not a large enough city/town to list. Thanks for the fun video, though. I like this one. Growing up in ND, we knew what a bad winter is like.

[@JacobEaves]

Do the snowiest small towns in America!

[@coreymitsunaga7698]

I once moved from Hawaii (where I'm from) to Marquette, MI.

[@angrymuffinsb]

I’m shocked Fairbanks wasn’t on here

[@pjlee2053]

South Bend is misspelled on the intro.....

[@cramit79]

At what population is it considered a city or town? Is it including a metro area?

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Boulder doesnt get as much as many Colorado and no Boulder didnt get 14inches ...we get more in Arvada

[@Damons-Old-Soul]

Briggs, do this again with the small towns and cities.

[@dwilson9546]

I knew MN wasn't going to make the list, thats why we travel to Michigan for snowmobile trips. And I stand corrected 😂😂

[@Dollsteak69]

Lol. Minneapolis.

[@danwei999]

Minnesota is known for being cold, but that doesn't mean that we will get much snow in any given year. It is usually a good bet that we will see at least a week of sub-zero Fahrenheit, but the yearly snow falls are somewhat unpredictable. The average seasonal snow fall for Minneapolis over the last ten years is about 42 inches. For the 2022-2023 season, we got over twice that at 87.5 inches. In the 2014-2015 season, we only saw 15.4 inches.

[@danaeckelbarger8136]

As a Michigander, you nailed Marquette. Anyone who wants to know what it is like to be there, look for a song called Rusty Chevrolet by Da Yooper's.

[@libbyjensen1858]

Beaver Bay, MN is gorgeous. There's a waterfall there that will take your breath away.

[@AJLinthe5D]

I was just waiting for Syracuse to be on the list. I grew up there and spent most of my life in the area. Winters are horrific. It's as bad as you said it was. No one in their right mind would want to get anywhere near the place.

[@TrevorRobertKelk-bq6zn]

I remember snow in 1970s Yorkshire, deep stuff nowadays 2inch brits just abandoned the car now!!!!Hahaha ❤😂😂😂😂😂❤

[@flyinggyros9745]

I’d love to visit Flagstaff AZ in the winter.

[@johnirish989]

Wow. Who knew. Sacramento boy, California proud, well, for at least our snow. Next up: the hottest coldest wetest dryest windyest calmest, most earthquakes, most tornados.

[@TomRuss625]

Damn! I am well aware my city, Oak Ridge Tennessee, doesn't come close to snowest city. That said when we get 2 inches it's pure hell. I've never liked snow and when I see it start here I kinda freak out. Thanks for your KZbin work. Love your videos.

[@adelyonismohamed9606]

Oh! I thought we was talking about a different kind of “Snow” ❄️

[@theodorkuvshinikov5397]

In Erie we prefer that you at least have one all-wheel-drive or one four-wheel-drive vehicle. You can kinda get by with a front wheel drive or rear wheel drive, but it would take a lot of skill to handle our roads.

[@Austinite333]

1/4 inch in Austin so far this year👍

[@cherrlyn381]

Boulder, however popular it is with aging hippies, doesn't get near as much snow as Crested Butte, which gets over 216 inches a year. Steamboat Springs and Winter Park also get more snow than Boulder.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Yup Denver gets as much as Boulder

[@Solo-Road]

I live in Chicago and I've noticed that a lot of people in the south and in the west think Chicago gets a lot of snow. While is does get brutally cold sometimes, we don't get much snow in the windy city(of crime and corruption).

[@Bonjovi24]

We get no snow. We had a good amount about 4 years ago. That was it

[@Shiesty4302]

Crime really isn’t that bad there. Should say as bad as chicagoans think it is there lol.

[@Solo-Road]

@ I'm going to trust what I know over what you think.

[@Shiesty4302]

@ okay. I’ll trust the data stats over what you think.

[@josephskowronski]

Chicago doesn't recieve much "lake effect" snow like South Bend, Buffalo, etc. People not from or familiar with the Great Lakes region are not aware of this.

[@livingrighteously79]

HOW did you miss mentioning Williston,North Dakota??? Its FRIGID cold out there 🥶

[@itsnotme07]

Snow....the number 2 reason I moved from Massachusetts to Texas almost 30 years ago. I don't miss it because it occasionally likes to show up here in the Dallas area.

[@STLTHMC]

I left the very snowy arid High Plains of the Inland Northwest Washington state. I've opted for a beautiful place in the US Southwest which never receives snow and the skies are blue everyday.

[@caroletomlinson5480]

I guess I like traveling in the north, as I’ve been through so many of those 15 cities. But, guess what? Most of the time I traveled in the summer (tho not all).❤

[@formernorcal2530]

Yeah indeed

[@TrevorRobertKelk-bq6zn]

I thought Arizona was like a big desert. Goes to show don't listen to the daft Tyke (Yorkshire man).!!!!Hahaha Love always Trev in Yorkshire ❤😂😂😂😂😂❤

[@travist.7279]

Truckee isn't a city! You said, at the beginning that you would only cover large cities, and _no_ small towns. I lived there for 3 years, back at the end of the 70's----just a couple blocks from the Donner Memorial. It was just a small town then----population 4000. We didn't even have mail delivery. We had to pick up our mail at the post office. And yes, it snowed! One storm in early '79 dumped 4 feet in just a few hours. It is also the coldest place----hitting -26*F one night that I was there. It was also a really cheap place to live. I've heard that now, it has become an overpriced Playground for the Rich.

[@paulb8118]

200in? A dusting, while laughing in Valdez AK

[@NoamTheGOAT50]

Briggs, I'm sure someone already asked you this before, but iut of curiosity, why did you move to Top 15 instead of 10?

[@ulfthegoon]

No Watertown?

[@audrealambert9583]

🖐️Ravena NY is now a balmy 29 degrees today