Maryville in winter? (Chattanooga, Cleveland, Townsend: house, to live, moving to) - City-Data Forum

mia_magination · 11-21-2011, 07:27 AM

Hello friendly Tennesseans

I am moving to the wonderful area of Maryville and can't be more excited!

I am curious about the weather in the winter? I have visited every season and loved every one, however I have not been in Maryville in the heart of winter. I am curious if they typically get a good amount of snow or hardly any? My kids were in awe when we visited in late fall and they saw snow flurries for the first time ever

I thought I heard the area doesn't get much, just wondering due to the proximity to the mountains.

My mom got a real good amount of snow last year in Cleveland, Tn. We are told that was a very unusual year and that it hardly ever snows like that. I just laughed and told her that it was her welcome mat they laid out for her since she was missing the snow as well.

Thanks for the input...can't wait to move!

Barking Spider · 11-21-2011, 08:32 AM

Hardly any.

FLORIDA TO NIOTA 2010 · 11-21-2011, 09:06 PM

We just moved here a year ago the end of Oct, just in time for the snow...Everyone says that last year was a very unusual winter. We got quite a bit too. It even snowed on Christmas day. That was wonderful. The good thing is even if you don't get snow where you live , you are close enough to drive to it if you want.
Maryville seems to be a very nice town. I haven't traveled all of it but I do see some of it when I go to my doctor.
Welcome to Tennessee.

hiknapster · 11-21-2011, 09:51 PM

"Quite a bit" is a relative term. For people from up north, all of last winter season's snow would barely amount to one day of snow up there. Quite a bit for here, no doubt though, but not much in terms of most places that get average amounts of snow.

Beretta · 11-22-2011, 03:43 AM

Mia, where you live makes the difference. Maryville covers a fairly large area. I have gone from one end to the other and seen variations of several inches. Also, the city roads are maintained a bit better than the county roads so ease of getting around varies.

R_MC · 11-22-2011, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Beretta

Mia, where you live makes the difference. Maryville covers a fairly large area. I have gone from one end to the other and seen variations of several inches. Also, the city roads are maintained a bit better than the county roads so ease of getting around varies.

This. A lot depends on how close you get to the mountains, etc. For the record, we are currently in Chattanooga, close to Cleveland and last year was very unusual.

J&Em · 11-28-2011, 10:20 PM

I think it hardly snows here because I came from a very snow area originally. Someone coming from Florida will feel differently about the same snowfall amount. The last few winters have been more snowy but on the whole it doesn't happen too often. Most often it is flurries or a coating of an inch or so but there have been a few blizzards in the last half century.

I live closer to the mountains but still don't get much more on the ground than I've seen in town. Way out, nearer to and in the mountains/ national park, the roads get twisty and hilly and are not easily plowed. Obviously as the elevation goes up there is more snow. There have already been several snow and melt events on the highest peaks. Clingman's Dome had ice along the side of the access road last weekend when we went up to hike up the trail to the top. It closes on December 1 for winter.

VolstuckinNC · 11-30-2011, 10:37 PM

In Maryville itself we usually got 2-3 snows that stuck to the road a year. Seems like we always got one in the spring after the daffodils had started blooming. Usually only one of those was enough to make a snowman and have snowball fights. I do remember getting about a foot one time but that was once during the ten years I lived in Maryville.

Outside of town can be a different story. If you head out towards the mountains, they get snow a lot of times nothing falls in Maryville itself. Particularly in Walland and Townsend and the small mountains around that area. I used to love looking out the door from the house where we had no snow to see snow on the mountains in the background. I remember going on the weekends to the National Park with a sled and having fun by hiking up closed roads and then sledding back down.

Always like how we didn't get much snow in Maryville itself so we avoided the hassle but when I wanted to see or play in the white stuff I could just drive 30 minutes to the mountains and have all the snow I wanted.

BarbG · 12-02-2011, 10:31 AM

Beretta was right on. We live out in the county, on a steep hillside with awesome views, and we were stuck home 3 or 4 days last winter (which was unusually icy). Other areas didn't get much at all.

It all depends on where you plan to live.

PaulaC · 12-03-2011, 06:43 PM

If a little snow doesn't bother you, Maryville is a wonderful place! We had hoped to move there, but it didn't work out. However, we have visited numerous times and the people are wonderful and the Fall Festival is great. If you are not used to ANY snow, it could take some adjustment, but it is nothing like being frozen for months on end. Good luck to you.