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During the past 10 days, parts of Weber County, including the town of Liberty in Ogden Valley, received a total of 70 inches of snow.
But don't feel bad for the people who live there. Even though it's tough dealing with all that snow, they absolutely love it.
Head into the small, peaceful town of Liberty and you're sure to pass Pat Foley's house, that is if you can see it behind all the snow. "I've done nothing but plow for the last week," Foley said.
He got so tired of trying to keep up with the snow fall, he decided to call his buddy Gregg Chambers. "I love it. This is what I do," Chambers said.
Chambers owns his own snow removal business. After 70 inches of snow fell in Liberty in just the past week and a half, business has been good. "We run 14 hours every day," he said.
Long-time residents of Liberty don't consider all the snow deep, yet.
Foley said, "This winter is looking like if it keeps up, it's going to match last winter." Last winter, the snow was so deep that horses could just walk over their fences. This year, it's almost the same. Even deer are having a tough time getting through.
Foley told us that last year, he would climb a ladder to get on his roof to shovel snow off of it then just jump off his roof into the snow. He thinks within the next couple of weeks, he'll be able to do that again.
Liberty isn't the easiest place to live during the winter, but for Foley and other long-time residents, that's the point. "It keeps the flatlanders and tourists out. One winter up here and they're gone," he said.
Chambers said, "This is the greatest place to live. I mean, this is the Garden of Eden. Eden, Liberty, Huntsville, perfect." "You gotta love the snow," he added.
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