51.   Long, savage winters kept the population in check as weaker animals -- the young and the old -- found deep snows too much for them.

52.   Meanwhile, officials in the Boston area have discovered two dead barred owls, a species that has a tough time finding food in deep snow.

53.   Offroad, its all-wheel drive and traction-control system make it a patient handler of even deep snow.

54.   One of the main highways through Yosemite National Park remains closed because of deep snow.

55.   Otherwise, large men bearing shovels will push you into the deep snow.

56.   Slowed by the deep snow and alarmed by the gathering darkness, he remembered what his big brother had learned in a wilderness survival course.

57.   Sundance Farms and Wasatch Valley are covered in deep snow.

58.   The deep snow got deeper.

59.   The deep snows early in the season heighten the danger of collapsing roofs later.

60.   The deer are hindered from escaping by deep snow.