The authorities say the normal monthly level of snow fell in just 24 hours.

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In North Yorkshire, a driver escaped uninjured after his car was hit by a train when it skidded on snow and onto rail tracks at a level crossing near Selby.

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He warned, however, that some low-level areas could see several centimetres of snow.

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The only drawback is its snow: because the resort is only 2, 048m above sea level, there is reliable powder only in late June, July and early August, depending on the season.

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"There's a high level of difficulty because of the unknowns, " said Gary Snow, a project manager with Washington Closure Hanford, the federal contractor managing the effort to deal with the newfound waste.

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Out the window, at eye level, the Coast Range is still hung with a tattered lace of snow in late July.

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