I say, there was just more snow back in the 80's that there is now. Its not because I was a kid and everything seems bigger when your a kid, I can prove it!!!
http://climate.umn.edu/doc/twin_cities/twin_cities.htm http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mpx/mspSnowfall.php If you check out the 10 snowiest winters in MN, you can see that three out of the ten were from 81-84.
1983-84 98.6 inches
1981-82 95.0 inches
1982-83 74.4 inches
The sledding was awesome! I miss snowdays :D
I just wanted some of my other Minnesota friends who also remember the 80's to sound off on this one.
Thanks!