The west coast has a much more wet and sometimes harsher climate compared to the east coast, frequent low pressure systems hit the west coast and cause low level snow, ice and small blizzards that block the west from the east coast. In winter temperatures at sea level hover around 10 degrees and some times struggle to get over 6 degrees. The temperatures are much lower around the west coast ranges with the typical snow line in winter around 3000 ft. Summer is mild with temperatures averaging in the high teens and early twenties, though some days still fail to reach 10 degrees. Despite snowfall usually occurring in winter, it has been known to fall in the middle of summer
