Curious how winters compare between Coeur d’Alene and Bend, OR? (living in, area)

[lance]

I've been living in Bend now for about 3 years and feel like I have a pretty good sense of what the winters are like.

For example, you may have a few days where it's tricky to travel b/c of an abundance of snow and ice but for the most part, it's not a problem traveling about Bend (w/ decent snow tires).

It get's cold, and I think it was last year we had some really cold days in the single digits but that was definitely not the norm.

In the three years I think 1 year I brought out the show shovel once, another year I think i managed not to use it at all, and then last year we got dumped on so there was a week or so where I used it daily. But otherwise, using a snowblower or snow shovel is not something i expect to need to do or use more than a few days in Bend.

So I'm trying to get a sense of how CDA would compare during the winter? Does it get a little colder, a lot colder? Is the snow/ice situation about the same?

In other words, if you can handle winters in Bend, would CDA overall be about the same? Or a little colder and snowier?

Really appreciate any input you have!

Lance

[IdaD]

CDA has quite a bit more moisture than than Bend - about 26" of annual precipitation compared to 11" in Bend.. It isn't any colder, though. In fact Bend is typically a little colder. The biggest thing you may notice in the winter is that CDA gets darker earlier because it's farther north and is on the east edge of the Pacific zone.

Neither area has brutal winters though so if you can handle one you can definitely handle the other.

[lance]

Ok, great to hear

So it sounds like if you can handle snow in Bend, you shouldn't notice much of a difference in CDA.

Very helpful, thank you!

[IdaD]

Well there would be more snow in CDA just cause there's more precipitation in general, but the difference wouldn't huge.