I live in WNY. Buffalo and WNY in general do not know how to clean up snow, and it will not change. I don't suggest living here if you are elderly, handicapped, or have some other kind of disability or if you just cannot shovel.

Where I live there's less than a foot of snow, however the issue was the wind. 60mph wind gusts with snow make visibility down to zero and you cannot see. It creates a very dangerous situation with even just a little bit of snow. There are also snow drifts, which make it seem like there is more snow than there is. The snow can blow up against your door and make it impossible to open, even if there isn't very much snow on the ground.