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Originally Posted by FishermanTim
Keep in mind that the accumulated snow will provide the spring runoff that will replenish the local aquifer. A winter without snow will mean a dry lawn and stressed trees come the summer.
Spring rains do help, but since they are typically deluges, most of the water runs off before it can do any good, so having a blanket of snow is actually beneficial. How many spring bulbs emerged last spring only to be zapped by a late winter/early spring freeze? Snow cover would have prevented that.
So you see, a snowy winter does have its merit, but like most weather phenominum, it takes a little getting used to.
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My grandfather used to call it "poor mans fertilizer".