Kinda how i felt in Jan 2005. It didn't make sense, where did all the snow go? the woods? somewhere else? It looked like 6-8", with bare grass and a max snow drift of 18". Reports around me were 15-19" and everywhere reported over 12" in every direction. So how could i have a foot or more when the maximum drift was 1.5 feet and the min was 0 in many spots. Didn't add up.
This time drifting wasnt nearly as bad due to the consistency of the snow, when its pure powder fuhgetaboutit. This was relatively uniform, especially for the winds.