>>2531250The snowiest location in Siberia gets less than 400" of average snowfall. The snowiest range in Russia is Mt Elbrus and the mountains around Lake Baikal, both of which again average less than 400" (often less than 300" in a typical year, similar to the European Alps). The arctic does not actually get as much snow as the mid latitudes, due to the jet stream activity. The Himalayas don't get as much snow due to its jet streams coming from the tropics and its northern and eastern flanks being deserts and blocking the Siberian stream. However, isolated sections of the windward side of the Himalayas get more snow than Siberia and can be in the top 5 (eg Gulmarg, although the climate averages there are poorly/if ever documented, whereas in the US, Canada, and Japan they are meticulously documented), albeit the documented max snowfalls (average and record) are still lower than the US (both the lower 48 and separately also Alaska), Japan, and Canada. Japan and western North America get the most snow in the world, both due to the Siberian and North Pacific jet streams. The pacific jet stream is actually the most dominant one in influencing weather systems in North America, not the Atlantic jetstreams, it sends snow storms as far east as Maine and Quebec.
