Absolutely happens. Our local ski hill which is _barely_ in the Rockies registered nearly 400 inches of snow in 2022/23. 250-300 is pretty common. They had 110” on the ground at one time.

Definitely there’s more snow in higher places.

Vail averages something like 240" of snow per year, which is 20 feet. Wolf Creek usually gets the most snow in Colorado and averages 430" of snow per year, which is almost 36 feet.