But the stories allow him to vivify the arguments of the 19th century--of modernity versus reaction, secularism versus religion, monarchy versus republic, the countryside versus the city, Sacre-Coeur versus the Eiffel Tower.
The lake-effect largely contributes to the 55 inches (140 cm) to 80 inches (200 cm) annual snowfall amounts recorded south and east of the lake, with average snowfall amounts exceeding 600 inches (1,500 cm) in the Wasatch Mountains.
So actually it would be more accurate to say Mount Baker ski resort has the highest RECORDED snowfall in one year which is much different than saying it receives the most snowfall in the world. If you think about it the areas that truly receive the most snowfall have such extensive glaciation and so much snowfall that it wouldn't be feasible to have any real way of measuring the amount of snowfall.