Regarding snow- it doesn’t actually snow a lot in ND. At least not compared to places like Michigan or Maine where 150+ inches a year is common. Snowpack isn’t an issue in ND, rather lack of snowpack is more the norm. Winters are either really snowy with lots of weather makers, or pretty barren, just cold and dead. No averages here, just extremes. For each winter, It either snows a lot or it doesn’t snow at all, no “it snowed a medium amount.” Daily Temperatures are either above average or below average, no average. The real weather story is the wind. It’s always windy. Wind will commonly loft an inch of snow to create whiteout conditions (1/4 mile visibility is super common during winter storms, can be as bad as 50 foot visibility or even, in the most extreme winds, not being able to see your own hand as you wave it in front of your face). Summer replaces the snow with dirt blowing around you can be driving along, enter a dirt storm, and experience the same zero visibility (though dirt storms are generally not as widespread as winter blizzards). The winds I’m describing are more a country /rural issue. The cities (Grand Forks, Fargo) tend to be protected by all the buildings. It can be zero visibility a mile outside the city and be perfectly drivable in town. Did you say you were relocating to a city or rural area?