[QUOTE]With the warm latent heat in the trees and leaves, there would need to be one hell of a snowstorm to coat the foliage for any amount of time[/QUOTE

The extent of your ignorance knows no limits. Trees do not retain enough latent heat to offset the heat loss caused by just a few minutes of wet snow. Anyone with half a brain would realize that leaves are wafer thin and retain very little if any heat. Blackpowder knows what he is talking about so you would be smart to to heed his warnings even if you ignore mine.