I find it interesting that no one mentioned altitude. That is the Western equivalent of "watch out". For instance, you could be driving North of Flagstaff and not get any snow, but in Flagstaff you could come to a halt: Flagstaff is in the middle of the mountains, and is above a mile in elevation. Those who talk about I-40 need to take elevation into consideration, and Flagstaff always comes up in the conversation...drive safe!