Is 2 feet of snow moderate?
Seriously...I don't know. It might be a lot here in YVR, but to NYCers, it's probably another winter day...
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/28/nyregion/28blizzard.html?pagewanted=all
Although New York City Transit takes extensive measures to prevent service disruptions in a snowstorm, “we were overwhelmed,” said Charles Seaton, a spokesman for the transit authority. Blowing snow drifts of up to four feet high contributed to equipment problems and prevented crews from accessing some tracks and switches.
Another problem on Monday was transportation for the train operators themselves. Many were having trouble getting to work, and Mr. Seaton said that a dearth of workers had contributed to the decision to shut down the entire B line.
Getting to the area airports in the anticipation that they would be reopening Monday afternoon was not easy, either. The A train was suspended in both directions between the Euclid Avenue Station and the Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue Station, preventing travelers from reaching the AirTrain to get to Kennedy Airport.