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    USA's 10 Snowiest Locations
    (Based on Annual Snowfall)

     Location                 Snowfall  Snowfall
                              (Inches)   (Feet)

Stampede Pass, Wshington        435       36.25
Valdez, Alaska                  287       23.9
Mount Washington, N. H.         247       20.6
Blue Canyon, California         245       20.4
Yakutat, Alaska                 208       17.3
Marquette, Michigan             118        9.8
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.         114        9.5
Caribou, Maine                  113        9.4
Syracuse, New York              110        9.2
Lauder, Wyoming                 106        8.8
Takeetna, Alaska                106        8.8

   Source--USA Today, December 30, 1987.