At least that's what Eric Brooks, operations manager for the State College Borough Public Works, said. Brooks is in charge of dispatching the borough's 10 plow trucks and snow-removal crews, as well as overseeing the entire process.

Freezing rain, sleet and ice will continue the rest of the week and may mix with snow to cause more poor road conditions -- challenging local snow-removal and salt-distribution efforts.

"Ice is definitely worse than snow," Brooks said, "because it is heavy and hard to remove, especially when we get pounded with storms right after another."

Once temperatures drop to about 18 to 20 degrees, salt is no longer effective and road crews must use a mixture of salt and anti-skid materials to keep roads cleared.

Fourteen inches of snow and ice have already fallen on Centre County since the snow season began, and State College Borough officials said that despite a small delay, it is prepared for more to come.

Public Works Director Mark Whitfield said State College does not have all of the 300 to 600 tons of salt it normally maintains, due in part to the length of the two earlier storms. Both lasted longer than the average of 24 hours, which required the use of more salt, he said. Now the borough is waiting to replenish its supply.

"Right now the problem is the delivery," Whitfield said.

Normally, the borough receives road salt from the Buffalo and Rochester areas, but because western New York has been hit with some major lake-effect snow, salt delivery to other regions has been delayed.

Whitfield said he doesn't expect much more of a delay and looks for the borough to receive more salt soon, because it was requested last week.

In the meantime, State College residents, in particular those with cars, should keep in mind just clearing the sidewalk is not the only measure they should be taking during a snow or ice storm.

"Parking is a major problem for us," Brooks said.

Individuals park along the streets and leave plow trucks no other option than to plow snow around the cars, Brooks said. Sometimes people only move their cars to a different spot on the street, which does not solve the problem because they will be plowed in again.

When more than three inches of snow have fallen, owners are supposed to move their cars from the streets, Whitfield said. If a snow emergency is declared, the borough can issue fines in areas where signs are posted or have parked cars towed.

Besides cars being parked on the street during snowstorms, cars being parked overnight are also a concern.

"We have noticed not many people observing the ‘no parking from 2 to 6 a.m.' signs," Whitfield said.

It is important for cars to be removed because the time between midnight and 8 a.m. is best for road crews to remove snow.

Fines for parking along streets where signs are posted either when there are more than three inches of snow on the ground or between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. start at $15 and can go up to $20 after three days, according to the State College Borough Parking Office.