Rain rain go away in General Chatterboxing

So Russia sent Alaska a storm system. At first we were excited, Warmer temps, 2 feet of snow! WOO winter finally? Yes please? But then it hits. It started with some snow flakes and 20 degrees. Then it warmed up... to 36... do you know what that does to snow? IT turns it to rain. Then the temps dropped to 28-30 and it continued to rain. That makes ice.... Then it snowed a hair, then it started DUMPING rain. Bring on today, 36 degrees, pouring rain. Ice several inches thick. Oh yeah. GREAT sigh, just another issue.