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If you want snow and live in a place similar to San Francisco and the bay that's just not going to happen. You wont find a place like this with the climate that you want.
Sorry but I think you should try out Paris or maybe Montreal.
There are a few cities in the US that clearly have their own identity. SF is among that number. You can't have SF with snow...that would not be SF. I don't care for SF. Highly overrated. But I do like the peninsula.
This whole west coast view of the great sea coast is nonsense. It is cold and damp and the only really nice beaches are places like Catalina that few ever reach.
OP should redefine his hunt. Maybe Vancouver, or Denver or some of the smaller cities.
He hunts for that which no only doesn't exist...it can't.
Paris gets mostly rain in the winter. Occasionally it snows (and I heard it snowed heavy the last couple years).
Montreal is bitter cold, but a beautiful city.
I would never live in a tundra. I hate the snow and cold. Its not my choice though, its his choice and he enjoys the cold and the only places I can even remotely think of are Paris or Montreal because he wont find anything like San Francisco with a winter in the US.
Humanity lives closer to the equator where its warm than they do near the arctics where its so cold.
I agree, I hate cold but have lived in some cold places (Moscow being the coldest). The charm of seeing snow quickly wore out for me.
I can see how it reignites a sense in family in December but do people enjoy slipping in ice, shoveling that sh-t, having to defrost their cars, and a slew of other things?
I would take a 100 degree day in Las Vegas or Dallas before even considering anything below 40 degrees in Boston or Chicago. Moscow is such a frigid place, my condolences go out to Russians, not much climatic diversity in that country.
If you want snow and live in a place similar to San Francisco and the bay that's just not going to happen. You wont find a place like this with the climate that you want.
Sorry but I think you should try out Paris or maybe Montreal.
I don't quite get the Paris suggestion. The OP said that the things he enjoys most about the Bay are the people, the geography, the entertainment, the driving style, and the pace...and the two cities are extremely different in all of those regards.
I think your suggestion of Montreal is good. I think Boston and Chicago could work too.
I would take a 100 degree day in Las Vegas or Dallas before even considering anything below 40 degrees in Boston or Chicago. Moscow is such a frigid place, my condolences go out to Russians, not much climatic diversity in that country.
What's funny is the girls, who strive to look great whenever, will go out on those frigid days in mini skirts and small coats while I'm freezing my ass off in big coats. When I was there, I saw the temp dip as low as the minus 20s which meant no one even dared step outside. Everything was a painful dash from inside one building to the other. Waiting in the metro (even though partially heated) was still miserable.
I remember one night when they got an ice storm, and all the power lines were taken out. Moscow can also be hilly so walking (let alone driving) was sort of an exercise in figure skating
In the summer, they get 1 week or so of 90s. I remember that fires are common too as it can be very dry. Overall the place has too much diversity in climates, it doesn't need to get that cold
I don't quite get the Paris suggestion. The OP said that the things he enjoys most about the Bay are the people, the geography, the entertainment, the driving style, and the pace...and the two cities are extremely different in all of those regards.
I think your suggestion of Montreal is good. I think Boston and Chicago could work too.
I think the OP could be better off experiencing Paris. Its always my #1 suggestion for a winter city, always.
Montreal is more practical though and likely better for COL.
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