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Which state, or parts thereof, do you go to to get guaranteed snow over Christmas? The Lower 48, because I assume Alaska is a solid lock for it.

Michigan is a good bed, as is Vermont. Those two are actually more likely than even Alaska. New York, New Hampshire, and Maine are all very likely as well.

Northern and western Michigan is, as are northern Wisconsin and Minnesota. Also North and South Dakota, as well as mountainous areas like parts of Montana, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and California. Any place that is prone to lake effect snow around the Great Lakes is also a good bet, like NW New York.

And yet here in Michigan a couple years ago it was so warm we had dandelions blooming on Christmas. I went out in sandals. :P

Good ol' climate change means nothing is guaranteed ever, really. (Though Michigan weather is so wonky sometimes it'll be 60 on Christmas and snowing in June.)

Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont, Maine, upstate New York, probably.

Minnesota, Michigan, upper Wisconsin because thanks to climate change the southern half of the state (and Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana) have not been guaranteed snow the past 10 years. Colorado mountains, western South Dakoda, most of North Dakoda, Montana, Wyoming, and upper Idaho. Maine and parts of New England. You're good to go with anything considered "upper tier of the country" and where there are genuine mountains, but you can also do well with areas just east of the Great Lakes where they get lake effect snow early in the season. Depends on the rest of your setting needs - rural Montana is a very different place from Buffalo, New York.

Anywhere immediately east of one of the Great Lakes, because of lake-effect snow, but not too close to the east coast so you still have those cold mid-continent temperatures. Also, maybe the northern Rockies and Cascades? (But not down in coastal areas in the PNW.)

I grew up in Minnesota and have lived in Wisconsin* for years and have experienced brown Christmases in both, but there is generally some kind of snow cover for much of the winter. One issue on the plains is that things get drier as you go west because of the rain shadow of the mountains. I think the mountains themselves are very snowy, however.

*In Milwaukee, which is on the wrong side of Lake Michigan to get the really frequent or heavy lake-effect snow and too far from Lake Superior to get any of that lake's snow.

eyyy hi5 from your neighbor just to the west. you're right about brown christmases in this half of the state. MN especially north of Rochester has a better snow statistic overall.

Used to be Missouri, but alas.
*sigh*

Some parts of California get snow this time of year. Big Bear comes to mind.

Definitely not a guarantee, though, these days.

Ah, that's unfortunate.

used to in Northern Georgia, but lately its mostly rain or ice if it gets cold enough

https://www.zippia.com/advice/snowiest-states-christmas/

In my personal experience the mountains in the PNW are a pretty good bet; e.g. Mts Hood and Bachelor, and Snoqualamie Pass. Mt Hood is the only place in the lower 48 that is open all year around for skiing, or so I've been told.

I’m in California and the Tahoe area is reliable for snow in years where the state gets any winter storms. It’s pretty nice up there right now. Definitely not a guarantee anymore though.

Rhode Island snow is pretty calm in December, but once mid-January hits it gets heavy.

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