Blizzard

I'm building a house at 9,300 foot elevation.
We have not been above 32* for about a month and a half.
Yesterday, we didn't get above zero. Winds were about 25 mph sustained with 50 mph gusts.
The second story of the home got 2" of snow but the bottom floor didn't get anything as all the snow was picked up by the wind and deposited on my top floor.
All in all, not too bad this winter. Colorado has seen very little snow this year and the winds have not been too bad.
Interestingly enough, we never have power failures with the exception of the occasional 1 hour off. Even if the winds are 100 MPH we don't loose power here.
I have no idea how you can do that kind of cold. I'm at 5,000 foot mark and this is my limit. We still get 104* dry summers which i love and very little snow, lots of wind too. Cantaloupe territory :D