# Is it snowy where you are? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 17, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-snowy-where-you-are/740736 "2015-12-17T22:29:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-snowy-where-you-are/740736/41 "2015-12-19T01:45:53Z")
Here in Frozen Tundra territory, it’s below freezing at the moment but no snow to speak of. A few flurries near the big lake this AM, but it didn’t amount to much. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-snowy-where-you-are/740736/42 "2015-12-19T01:47:14Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > IMHO, white Christmas is highly over-rated, although the ski resorts are in trouble. They can make snow, but the above freezing temperatures are a killer. Wah. I’m not feeling bad for them when they were open until May this year. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-snowy-where-you-are/740736/43 "2015-12-19T02:21:52Z")
It’s been in the 70’s all week. Today it finally dipped down a bit - I was shivering on the porch watching the dog poop just now, but that’s because I was in short sleeves and bare feet. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-snowy-where-you-are/740736/44 "2015-12-19T02:30:29Z")
What is “snow”? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-snowy-where-you-are/740736/45 "2015-12-19T02:32:31Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Here in Frozen Tundra territory, it’s below freezing at the moment but no snow to speak of. A few flurries near the big lake this AM, but it didn’t amount to much. There’s tundra on the hull? No snow in Stockton, but frost on the windshield three days in a row. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-snowy-where-you-are/740736/46 "2015-12-19T02:42:54Z")
No, and I’m jolly well pissed off about it. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-snowy-where-you-are/740736/47 "2015-12-19T04:26:42Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I’m in Vail right now. (For work, so not too fun). You flew into Eagle/Vail? I thought you flew bigger planes. That’s a tough airport to be sure. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-snowy-where-you-are/740736/48 "2015-12-19T14:10:10Z")
We run 757s in there during the ski season. ~180 pax, 200-250K lbs of aircraft & payload. We don’t bring the larger widebody 767 in there though. The runway itself is about like those at La Guardia or Washington National. Sufficient, but not luxuriously long. The worst of the snow and weather is about the same. The huge difference is the arrival sashaying down the canyon to get down into the valley where the airport sits. That and the mountain just off the far end of the runway which complicates the takeoff or go-around. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-snowy-where-you-are/740736/49 "2015-12-19T14:26:24Z")
Today, we’re having our very first significant snow of the season. It’s mostly “lake effect,” so is hitting those of us in the eastern suburbs. A couple of inches so far; more, farther east. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-snowy-where-you-are/740736/50 "2015-12-19T14:49:56Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Back home in Miami there’s no snow. Now there’s a surprise! :smack: > > But it hasn’t even really started cooling off towards what passes for winter there. We have had a metric buttload of rain throughout Nov & Dec through. Early Nov is normally the start of our four-month dry season and it hasn’t started yet 6 weeks later. It’s already a third over according to the calendar and it hasn’t even begun. Which is about as predicted by the El Nino gurus. I’m showing 67 in Broward right now. I’m about to go for a drive to my community garden, and am going to enjoy the trip with the top down. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-snowy-where-you-are/740736/51 "2015-12-19T15:18:07Z")
The big chill has descended on us. It might not get over 40F today, and it’s likely to stay this way until tomorrow when it goes back up to 50F again. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-snowy-where-you-are/740736/52 "2015-12-19T15:31:15Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > I’m showing 67 in Broward right now. I’m about to go for a drive to my community garden, and am going to enjoy the trip with the top down. Yeah. Talked to wife this AM; first truly cool morning at home this season. Low 60s at sunrise. Here in Vail the temp at sunrise was about 5F. Heading home in a couple hours. Will enjoy dinner outside. Ain’t FL grand? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-snowy-where-you-are/740736/53 "2015-12-19T15:48:02Z")
> [@](#): > > Quoth **panache45** : > > Today, we’re having our very first significant snow of the season. It’s mostly “lake effect,” so is hitting those of us in the eastern suburbs. A couple of inches so far; more, farther east. It hit us here in the western 'burbs, too, though probably not as hard. I can still see green poking up through the snow, though at least this one looks like it’ll stick around for a day. It’ll surely melt tomorrow, though. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2015, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-snowy-where-you-are/740736/54 "2015-12-20T01:46:38Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > No snow here in southern New England. Nice spring weather recently. I have no problem with it staying that way. It’s cooled off a bit the last couple of days, but it’s supposed to be back up in the 50s and raining next week. ---
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2015, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-snowy-where-you-are/740736/55 "2015-12-20T03:46:06Z")
There are a few patches of snow in Albuquerque, but as the temps have been moving towards 50 F it should melt. Just as well–snow looks pretty while it is falling but otherwise it’s just a mess. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-snowy-where-you-are/740736.md?page=2)