Snow is not the problem here (most areas can manage a few snow storms each year with liquid salt etc.), it's the ice and usually lots of it. What's the worst problem is that the snow melts during the day and freezes at night before you come home or go to work again.
Don't get me wrong.. 4' + of snow is crap as well. We just don't get cold weather like we used to here (err.. Ky anyway). I can remember many times when the temp got below 0 but you just don't see that much any more. Must be global warming..

nah.. just a phase. I certainly don't want to see that again.