The students were interested in building a rover and approached Koenig about whether a rover could aid her studies of snow accumulation on ice sheets.

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With average yearly snow accumulation of 33 feet, a vertical drop of 3, 500 feet and 3, 500 acres of skiable terrain ranging over three mountains, Sunshine is one of Canada's most inviting locations.

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Chicago's O'Hare airport had already seen six inches of snow as of mid-afternoon and heavier accumulation was reported in Minnesota and Iowa.

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"(Many of) the big cities aren't seeing snow accumulation, they're seeing very heavy rain with the wind, " she said.

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By late Monday, 15 inches of snow had fallen in Woodward, the most snow accumulation since 1971, the National Weather Service said.

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