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Old 04/17/09, 04:33 PM
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Length of Winter
My heroine (my wife) and I are trying to figure out what places (we're familiar with Michigan) have 2 - 3 months of winter with snow on the ground.

It started out as a curiousity question between her and I, wondering if there really are places that have the normal 3 months long seasons and where they are.
We're guessing some of the New England states but are not sure other then those. Thank you for you help
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Old 04/17/09, 08:08 PM
 
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Dec/Jan/Feb.....nope, not NY. We have, on average, 5 months of below freezing temps, and the potential for snow on the ground. It's been beautiful here, 60 degrees for the past week, but no one is taking their snow plows off yet.
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Old 04/18/09, 07:32 AM
 
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Parts of CO, up around Vail, had a snowfall yesterday that closed the interstate. I'd think that ski resorts would be located in areas known for long snow seasons.
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Old 04/18/09, 10:09 AM
 
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Dec-April here in Tn.
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Old 04/18/09, 10:24 AM
 
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Not northern New England either. Lucky if you get 3 months frost free. Down by the coast is more temperate.
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Old 04/18/09, 10:28 AM
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Thursday, Friday and today Cheyenne Wyoming is receiving about 8 inches. Now that will blow up to 6 feet high in a drift. Some spots on the ground are bare other's have the drifts. If you like your snow in March and April with lots of winds and closed roads-Cheyenne's the place for you-OH and BTW
We have beautiful summer days with average high only about 80 and we have 300 days of sunshine a years. So it's worth putting up with the other.
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Old 04/18/09, 10:28 AM
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I guess I'll say that our growing season is only about three months.
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Old 04/18/09, 10:37 AM
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Don't even talk to me about below freezing temperatures outstaying their welcome.

October - April
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Old 04/18/09, 10:41 AM
 
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Alberta, saskatchewan and manitoba.....your looking at a minimum of 3 months.....
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Old 04/18/09, 10:44 AM
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Northern Minnesota. Freezing temps start in October. The first real snow happens about the end of November and it never melts. The snow piles up til the end of March when it starts to melt. There are a couple more snows after that as Spring lasts forever, teasing you with above freezing temps on day and single digits the next.

...but I'm not complaining or anything...
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