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CAN YOU GUESS THE SNOWIEST PLACE ON EARTH?

Dig into the snow data and take a virtual trip to the snowiest places on the
planet.

December 24, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. ESTYesterday at 6:00 a.m. EST
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The Serrano mountain and glacier, located in the Bernardo O'Higgins National
Park in southern Chile. (Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images)
By Ben Noll

Where is the snowiest place on Earth? Snow enthusiasts have been discussing it
for a long time, but there’s no consensus.

Could it be the Great Lakes, where feet of lake-effect snow falls at a time? The
Sierra Nevada, where atmospheric rivers produce prolific snowfall when they slam
into mountain peaks? Or maybe it’s Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain,
which happens to be having a growth spurt?


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