"In my high school days, we'd have snow typically for our first couple of games of the high school baseball season, but never that much snow, " he said.
Two of Scotland's five ski resorts hope to have enough snow for snowsports this weekend.
Local hardware stores have put snow blowers, shovels and bags of salt on prominent display.
The facility offers the only slope of its caliber nearly guaranteed to have quality snow so early in the season.
"I have seen snow like this before in the 1980s and 1990s, but people just aren't used to it now, " she said.
Were she more secure in her power, she might have viewed Snow White, with her great work ethic, sweet temperament, and yes, beauty, as a really useful ally and asset for the monarchy.
When you arrive in the small rural hamlet of Cocora, the views from the single narrow mountain road spill out into an idyllic emerald valley that begs as many words for green as Eskimos have for snow.
And local government officials and business leaders in Cody, Wyoming, said Yellowstone National Park will delay the opening of its North and West entrances by a week until April 26, and its East, South and Northeast entrances by two weeks until mid-to-late May due to the impact budget cuts will have on snow removal.
"We have four foot snow drifts on our lane and it's wild outside, " Mr Newbold said.
London Heathrow and Amsterdam Schiphol airports have also reported snow in the past 24 hours.
People playing in the snow have been urged to show "a little consideration" by police on Wearside.
Police have warned that snow and ice has made driving conditions hazardous and snow drifts are blocking some routes.
This year we didn't have the early snow that we had last year.
Met Office warnings for ice, rain and snow have also been issued across parts of England, Wales and Scotland for Friday and Saturday.
Though rare, heart attacks that occur while shoveling snow have a long-standing place in medical lore -- much like heart attacks that occur during sex.
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"It is very upsetting- it has been horrific ever since Friday - we have had 10ft snow drifts and the lanes are simply not passable, even with the farm vehicles, " he said.
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Under the Polar View initiative, Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) have been providing snow melt maps for Norway and Sweden, as well as snow cover maps for Eurasia, for the last 18 months.
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More than 260 volunteer snow wardens have been on standby to help their communities as part of Devon County Council's "snow plan".
Many sheds have collapsed under the weight of the snow and significant numbers of sheep have been buried.
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The Glens of Antrim and parts of County Down have been particularly badly affected by snow drifts, while roads across the country have been closed.
The darling buds of April have shaken off their veils of snow, and you, dear reader, have done likewise with your veils of fleece and SAD-induced despair.
Most years, the first snow will have just fallen to brighten the otherwise dark forest.
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Snow gates have been installed on a trans-Pennine road, to improve safety during severe weather.
To be safe, Russian officials have been packing reserve snow into underground storage facilities for over a year.
The Met Office warned that melting snow may have frozen overnight, turning to ice on pavements and roads.
"It might as well have been ice and snow, " Parcher says slyly.
The Roads Service said heavy snow accumulations have particularly affected the north east of Northern Ireland, with drifting of up to 40cms reported.
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