Moving from sun to snow (truck, cheap, storage, cross-country)

[Jeromeville]

If you are considering a move east or north, you can also research typical snowfall patterns, since geography can matter as much as latitude. Different types of snow also fall in different areas. For example, upstate New York gets snow, but some parts of it typically get more snow than others due to Lake Ontario or Lake Erie's influence. And the two lakes are different. Lake Erie is shallow, so Buffalo tends to get its biggest storms in the early winter or even late fall; then Lake Erie freezes and the snow machine stops. Lake Ontario is much deeper, so the big snows in the Syracuse area usually don't happen until after January. The type of snow that falls in lake effect areas is also of a different sort - it tends to be lighter and more fluffy (not powder, but big snowflakes). So you hear about impressive snowfall totals (in inches), but the snow can be mostly air! And lake effect is often like a "spot snowstorm" - it literally can be snowing like crazy on your block and a couple blocks over there is blue sky. Here is a photo of Buffalo in such a storm-



But along the coast, when it does snow, it is often due to a Nor'easter which can dump dense, wet snow that's much harder to cope with. However, those events happen less often.

And some places which seem "warmer" (i.e. further south) can also be more susceptible to destructive ice storms which are far worse than any blizzard.

[Joei]

Originally Posted by LoveBoating

We've got plenty of DVD home video of snow in Colorado if we start missing it!!

Thats like me looking at photos of palm trees, it just makes me miss it more and REALLy want to go back. So some days I cant even go thru the old photos

[Ellwood]

Originally Posted by kiwilover70

Moved from California to Hudson valley New York in October of 08..I have been in the snow before but nothing like this. I even lived near chicago for one brief winter when I was younger but the snow and the cold here are way too much to live in... IF you have a choice.I am moving back late fall this fall It's not so much the snow/cold persay but the fact that you are stuck inside and cannot venture out and get around without so much hasssle.I am so used to biking,walking, getting where I need to go and enjoying the outdoors all year round.Here your time is so limited.

We also live upstate in Saratoga County and are retired. We walk almost everyday in the winter and although we live on country roads they are cleared of snow a lot quicker than in NJ.

[Jeromeville]

Heh... I guess that photo can't be linked offsite. Well, that graphic is how a lot of people feel about Buffalo snow anyway :-)

[artyst]

Originally Posted by twiggy

I know there will be things I'm taken off guard by, to tell you the truth thats sort of exciting to me. I'm sure by the end of winter I will love spring and I'm sure at the beginning of winter I will pray for a snow just in time for Christmas.
So excited to have some weather though, any weather will be inviting to me at this time. To tell you the truth I just feel truly bored out here with no change at all but a few degrees on the old thermom. or maybe another "heat wave" like you could really tell the difference. ha ha
It maybe rained 5 times this summer, and it was in the middle of the night for 10 min. never saw it, hm, I need some weather, even bad weather, just something to keep my blood pumping please!

I know it sounds crazy, but only to those who aren't "weather bored". lol

LOL, my sentiments exactly. Lucky for you that you're getting out of Phoenix! Have fun.......I'm so jealous!

[CortlandGirl79]

Originally Posted by jungeon

Ideally, living in a place that always has an overcast would be the perfect weather for me but I would never want to live outside Canada or America and I am unaware of any such climate so I don't plan to move.

NE Ohio and Western PA are both very cloudy due to lake erie.........

[twiggy]

Originally Posted by oc2nyc

I have been wanting to move to the East Coast for years, everyone here in So. CA tells me I'm crazy because of the weather. It makes me nervous but I will never know if I can do it unless I try it, right?

Besides, you can always retire to a warmer climate when the snow may be harder to deal with and more dangerous. I figure it can't be all that bad or everyone would have moved West and left the Eastern states empty.

Take it on as an adventure and you will do fine. Having the right clothing and equipment makes all the difference. I am usually colder here in CA in the winter because I never dress for that unexpected cold day, stores and houses rarely turn on the heat. When I am back east you don't go out without a jacket, scarf and gloves, and all the places you go are warm. You will do fine and the beauty of the East Coast will be worth it!

Yea Baby!

[twiggy]

Originally Posted by artyst

LOL, my sentiments exactly. Lucky for you that you're getting out of Phoenix! Have fun.......I'm so jealous!

Hey you! I know, I can't believe I'm finally heading out of the desert!
I'm not usually an excitable person but when I'm driving out of this state I'll be screaming with joy. It's been a long time coming!
: ok:k :

[twiggy]

Originally Posted by Jeromeville

If you are considering a move east or north, you can also research typical snowfall patterns, since geography can matter as much as latitude. Different types of snow also fall in different areas. For example, upstate New York gets snow, but some parts of it typically get more snow than others due to Lake Ontario or Lake Erie's influence. And the two lakes are different. Lake Erie is shallow, so Buffalo tends to get its biggest storms in the early winter or even late fall; then Lake Erie freezes and the snow machine stops. Lake Ontario is much deeper, so the big snows in the Syracuse area usually don't happen until after January. The type of snow that falls in lake effect areas is also of a different sort - it tends to be lighter and more fluffy (not powder, but big snowflakes). So you hear about impressive snowfall totals (in inches), but the snow can be mostly air! And lake effect is often like a "spot snowstorm" - it literally can be snowing like crazy on your block and a couple blocks over there is blue sky. Here is a photo of Buffalo in such a storm-



But along the coast, when it does snow, it is often due to a Nor'easter which can dump dense, wet snow that's much harder to cope with. However, those events happen less often.

And some places which seem "warmer" (i.e. further south) can also be more susceptible to destructive ice storms which are far worse than any blizzard.

Well, I'm truly crazy at this point because even that smiley looked good! ha ha
Yea, I stayed away from even thinking about the mid west and weather was one of the many reasons. It seems like the weather mid country gets slapped from all sides.

[Synergy1]

W use to live in PA. Snow removal was $45 if under 3" and over 3" was $70...No need for the shoveling now we are now (thank God) living in SE Florida.