We had snow a little south of Buffalo last night. Forecast called for 4-8 inches (20cm), we got a little over 2 feet (65-70cm). 4 inches per hour for five hours. Lake snows do what they want. The photo isn't great, but the garage lighting made the canoe very conspicuous while I cleared the driveway. Can't decide if it was longing for spring, looking down its' nose at the snow in derision, or just laughing at me. It cops some real attitude sometimes.
The snow was lightweight, so I took advantage of the volume to start work on a quinzee. It was a good deal taller than this when I stopped. After the snow does some quality "sintering", I'll work on it with my kids. I doubt I'll ever need one in the deep woods, but the survival concepts about warmth, protection, insulation, condensation, ventilation, etc., are useful year round, and those skills are best gained through hands-on experience. I did a quickie-play version with some cub scouts recently.