Jan '08 was a lot of fun in Bozeman. We got a couple feet over the course of several days, allowing the snow to pile up nice and high. Then it got super cold and windy and the snow drifted all over the place. IIRC there was a blizzard warning hoisted around that time. That was also the capstone month of my first Montana winter since early childhood. Coming from the east coast, I was impressed with how you could end up with 1.5' to 2' of snow from many smaller events. Snow on snow on snow on snow. Then February was a total freaking torchfest. Back then, winters were almost always front loaded.

I can dig it... over performance for once this winter UPDATE... An upper level closed low is moving onshore Washington. Abundant moisture and strong dynamics have resulted higher accumulations across far eastern Washington than previously forecasted. Several reports of 2+ inches across the West Plains of Spokane and slushier accumulations over an inch closer to downtown. Therefore, we have expanded the Winter Weather Advisory into the Spokane area through 7 AM Saturday. Latest CAMs showing the heavier band of snow moving through Spokane between midnight and 2 AM, with snow beginning to taper off from west to east through the early morning. Expect untreated surfaces to be snow covered and slippery through Saturday morning.

I think every snowfall that month came with rain as well. Slushy! January 2000 also popped into my head.

Yes. And of course the ensemble is a mean not an individual solution. Probably a lot of members with a great solution. And of course a few clunkers. But maybe more and more better individual members with each run.