It had been snowing when I got up so I stayed home. vs It was snowing when I got up so I stayed home.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'It had been snowing when I got up so I stayed home' implies that the snow had already stopped by the time the person got up, while 'It was snowing when I got up so I stayed home' suggests that the snow was still falling when the person woke up.

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This phrase is correct and implies that the snow had already stopped by the time the person got up.

"It had been snowing when I got up so I stayed home."

This phrase is used to indicate that the snowfall had finished before the person woke up, leading to the decision to stay home.

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It had been snowing when I got up so I stayed home.
It had been snowing for many hours.
It had been snowing here countless times.
It had been snowing heavily for many hours, yet on that deserted road a poor horse, its back covered with a rough blanket...
For many hours it had been snowing great white flakes
It had only just been snowing and white traces of snow merged with the red ochre, yellow and purple of the mud.
Looks like it's been snowing back here.
Here on the mountains it's been snowing for two days.
Seemed like it'd been snowing for days.
Here on the mountains it's been snowing for two days. ""Dear Elena, you have christened the child and called him Paulo.
Today it has been snowing all the day long, the poor Martins has had shovelled the snow away form the front door twice.
But it's snowing, snowing, snowing...
I'm in Norway, and the last couple of days it's been snowing, so the winter feeling has come back!
Nothing. Just snowing and raining, raining and snowing.
The weather report, i.e. Rolo (Rolando Garibotti, Editor's note) had reckoned it would stop snowing during the day and that the weather would improve.So we waited.After an hour we noticed that it had got a little brighter and it started to snow less.
Summer, winter, snowing, rain.
The wind was harsh and it was snowing.
It's snowing, a soft snow.
It's snowing like you can't believe outside.
Luca, look, it's snowing.
It looks like it's snowing in here...

Alternatives:

It had snowed before I got up so I stayed home.

This phrase is correct and suggests that the snow was still falling when the person woke up.

"It was snowing when I got up so I stayed home."

This phrase is used to convey that the snowfall was ongoing at the time the person woke up, prompting the decision to stay home.

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It was snowing when I got up so I stayed home.
Yes, it was snowing when I left.
And to think it was snowing when I left Aspen.
Nick hon, was it snowing when you drove up?
The wind was harsh and it was snowing.
Better than last week, when it was snowing.
You said that it was snowing outside the motel window.
It was snowing all summer in Chicago!
The day you arrived it was snowing...
It was snowing and the little children lay all around.
I remember it well because it was snowing.
When I opened the curtains, it was snowing.
When I awoke, it was snowing.
I've also heard also that it was snowing in Edinburgh.
It was freezing cold, misty and snowing when we were there so didn't go to the bar restaurant which was open.
The day we left Copenhagen it was snowing heavily and it was extremely cold in the meeting rooms.
It was snowing moderately and I awoke at 3 am, deciding to keep going as it was snowing much heavier.
(Annie) It was snowing and really grey in New York, naturally.
I was supposed to go out, but it was snowing.
It was snowing, the day the memorial came down.
Anyhow, it was snowing and he began to rub my hands to warm them.

Alternatives:

It was snowing when I woke up so I stayed home.

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It had been snowing when I got up so I stayed home. vs It was snowing when I got up so I stayed home.