Everybody is dead on about winters in that area. I live near Cleveland, 30 miles from the shore of Lake Erie, 180 miles from Buffalo. On my worst day this winter I had 26 inches of snow in my driveway, which is pretty much a summer day when compared to Buffalo. Being at the furthest east point of Lake Erie, Buffalo gets the worst end of the deal as the cold Canadian air blows across 240 miles of lake picking up moisture the whole time, and then has nowhere to dump it other than on Buffalo.

Whole bunch of good Italian restaurants in Niagara Falls NY though!!!