Cities That Get the Most Snowfall

Cities That Get the Most Snowfall
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Which cities do you think of when you hear the word "snowfall"? Perhaps Buffalo, N.Y. or somewhere in Switzerland? Did you know that the snowiest place on earth is actually Japan?

The mountains there get a lot of snow because they are susceptible to a cold Siberian wind that slams into them, forcing the air to rise and causing tremendous amounts of snowfall. Some places in northern Japan get a typical of 60 feet of snow.

Saguenay, Quebec, Canada

Cities That Get the Most Snowfall

Official numbers vary. The amount of snow that falls every year in certain places is different too. Although figures may change from source to source, the fact that certain places get a lot more snow than others in general is indisputable.

- Hristina Byrnes, The Active Times

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