Dark Horse I was living in Ashton around 2002-2004 and there were plenty of snow events around those parts. Christmas day and boxing day 2004 as an example. There were a handful of snow events in that time period that put down 3-4" easily. They werent bad years for snow.
Infact the more i think about it, 2006 wasnt too bad, and neither was 2008, I remember making a few snowmen with my son around that time, he would have been about 4 or 5