***Official 2012/2013 Winter Weather Thread***

[renaissance]

Do the schools ever get canceled there with 14 inches of snow? or is it just what denver is used to?

14 inches would definitely do it, but it usually takes 7-8 inches or more to shut things down. Dept of Transportation out here is built to handle a lot of snow. They don't even salt the roads out here, plow trucks dump magnesium chloride on the streets.

We got 6 inches of snow last week, right in the middle of the morning rush hour commute. Federal/local gov't offices and most school schools didn't even get a delay

It's not just an issue of what they're used to - it's an issue of having the resources to clear the roads as well. I lived in Minnesota for one of their snowiest winters on record, and I think schools closed once (after the storm that collapsed the Metrodome roof).

And just to be clear - drivers in snowy states aren't really that much more skilled at bad weather driving than people here are. They just aren't as scared of it.

[SemperFi Skins]

It's not just an issue of what they're used to - it's an issue of having the resources to clear the roads as well. I lived in Minnesota for one of their snowiest winters on record, and I think schools closed once (after the storm that collapsed the Metrodome roof).

And just to be clear - drivers in snowy states aren't really that much more skilled at bad weather driving than people here are. They just aren't as scared of it.

Yea, my roomie told me that places like Boston, NYC, etc. have a snow budget of like almost triple what we have around NoVA/DC area.

[Cooleyfan1993]

14 inches would definitely do it, but it usually takes 7-8 inches or more to shut things down. Dept of Transportation out here is built to handle a lot of snow. They don't even salt the roads out here, plow trucks dump magnesium chloride on the streets.

We got 6 inches of snow last week, right in the middle of the morning rush hour commute. Federal/local gov't offices and most school schools didn't even get a delay

well heck, i wanna move to denver now! at least even if i have school during the day, i would be able to play in some measurable snow afterwards

[Sticksboi05]

I guess it'd be bad to say we are getting up to a foot of snow up here in Boston from this very system....

[Tom [Giants fan]]

I guess it'd be bad to say we are getting up to a foot of snow up here in Boston from this very system....

Wow, really? I didn't know they were expecting that much. We may be getting up to 6 here on Long Island tonight. It is white outside. The roads are just wet right now but the temps are very close to freezing. It will be sticking everywhere overnight.

[spjunkies]

I guess it'd be bad to say we are getting up to a foot of snow up here in Boston from this very system....

[wantarace17]

I guess it'd be bad to say we are getting up to a foot of snow up here in Boston from this very system....

Boston GTFO

[Sticksboi05]

Heavy snow overnight here in Boston. Moderate snow now falling with no end anytime soon. Places inland are at over a foot of snow already.

[MLSKINS]

Heavy snow overnight here in Boston. Moderate snow now falling with no end anytime soon. Places inland are at over a foot of snow already.

[Sticksboi05]

It is dangerous up here. All the forecasts busted miserably. People are out and the work commute was a nightmare. This will likely be widespread one foot plus. Some areas will hit 20 inches. Complete fail as no snow emergency was announced.

[MLSKINS]

It is dangerous up here. All the forecasts busted miserably. People are out and the work commute was a nightmare. This will likely be widespread one foot plus. Some areas will hit 20 inches. Complete fail as no snow emergency was announced.

So basically it was the opposite of our snow storm...

[youngchew]

So basically it was the opposite of our snow storm...

[Sticksboi05]

So basically it was the opposite of our snow storm...

Yeah. They just issued a new Winter Storm Warning for 12-24 inches. I wish D.C. had gotten the snow also. I empathize because my senior year back down there in 08-09 we got jack squat until a lucky storm on March 1st.

[youngchew]

[Cooleyfan1993]

Yeah. They just issued a new Winter Storm Warning for 12-24 inches. I wish D.C. had gotten the snow also. I empathize because my senior year back down there in 08-09 we got jack squat until a lucky storm on March 1st.

yep, that was my freshman year. i believe we got like 5 inches on a sunday night, right? i was in McLean, VA and i was out to dinner with my brother and parents, and it started snowing pretty heavily while we were in the restaraunt. ended up having no school the next day