i hear you--"minnesota: 9 months of winter, three months of bad skiing". hubby was out snowblowing this a.m., and there were at least 10 inches in the shelter of the driveway. i think there was more out in the back yard. (we're just north of st. paul, not as far as forest lake)
at least the roof stopped leaking, but only because the lake above the ice dam on the roof froze over again...