True blizzard conditions are most common on the prairies of Canada and the United States. Blizzards are a rare occurrence on the west coast and in Atlantic Canada.
Wheaton, Elaine: But It's A Dry Cold! Weathering The Canadian Prairies, 1998, Fifth House Ltd, Calgary, Alberta, ISBN 1-894004-01-9 (PB).
Albedo can make a big difference during the winter season, as bare ground or forest canopies may have an albedo of 10 to 20 percent, while fresh snow cover over prairies or flat agricultural fields may have an albedo of 80 to 90 percent.
A macroburst (damaging thunderstorm gust front) was advancing from northwest to southeast in this westward view across the West Texas prairie.
 See also: Storm, Cloud, Air, Meteorology, Climate
  
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