A section of Beartooth Highway with snow surrounding - Michael-tatman/Getty Images Grab yourself a sweater, get the heating on, and consider a hot drink too, because this is going to be a chilly one.

It’s a hallowed skiing tradition, but probably not a favorite one: Miles and miles of skitards saddle up and drive into a blizzard, risking life, limb, and Subaru for a shot at once-in-a-season ...

It was this time five years ago that Iowans were digging out from a snow squall that dropped close to 10 inches of snow.