It is very easy to sit back and declare how incompetent everybody is but given that this happens generally only once in every few years how many millions would you suggest we spend on equipment that will sit for years just in case? Who do we employ to drive all the equipment when needed? Dedicated people who sit around and work maybe two days in 5 years?
Countries like Canada and Scandinavia need the sort of equipment to deal with these conditions all winter every winter, it is like comparing apples and cheese.
Even in places where they are geared up for it I have been to the East coast USA with half the available airfields closed due snow.