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Old 11-21-2010, 09:25 PM
 
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My family and I have considered relocating to CS but concerned about the COLD & LONG winters. I have relatives in Boulder and Loveland and they tell me it really isn't that different from Tulsa, OK (where we currently live) because it is a "DRY" wet. Anyone out there who can give me their two cents??? Thank you in advance for your time.
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Old 11-21-2010, 11:17 PM
 
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So far into this winter, it has not been cold. It was in the 50's today. This is my first winter and I much prefer it to what I left in SD.... talk about cold and windy.
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Old 11-22-2010, 07:46 AM
 
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It's hard to answer this type of question because the winter can be very different from year to year. I've lived here for 4yrs now, and I know that's not super long, but I think the "winter" doesn't really kick in until December.

We do have very cold, blustery winter days where you don't want to go anywhere and we do get our share of snow......some winters more than others, but it's most often interspersed with sunny days and milder temps.

It makes the bad weather very tolerable, because you know it doesnt' last long. Even when there's snow on the ground, the sunshine can be very warm and it melts everything off pretty quickly.

On the other side, the winter weather sometimes goes well into April! It'll be warm and sunny in the afternoon, but cold and snowy in the morning. It doesn't really start warming up until May.
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Old 11-22-2010, 08:26 AM
 
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Thanks Terytee and Alaskan! I appreciate you taking the time to respond. Someone told me the winters were a bit milder in the Broadmoor area...do you know anything about this???
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Old 11-22-2010, 09:12 AM
 
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No problems. I don't know how winters would be different in the Broadmoor area, since it's just a housing division on the West side of town. It is a very upscale area, so maybe they just "buy" better weather!
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Old 11-22-2010, 10:14 AM
 
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The farther north/east you get in C/S the windier and snowier it can be. I lived on Uintah St in an apt complex there, and my husband's boss lives out on West Woodmen road... one snowfall we had three inches and they had 18 inches. The geography plays a big part in everything.
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Old 11-22-2010, 11:19 AM
 
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No problems. I don't know how winters would be different in the Broadmoor area, since it's just a housing division on the West side of town. It is a very upscale area, so maybe they just "buy" better weather!
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Old 11-22-2010, 12:19 PM
 
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I've heard it's in their HOA by-laws.
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Old 11-22-2010, 06:46 PM
 
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The winters are much colder than in Tulsa...in general. It can be 70 any day of the year here. But it also gets below zero pretty much every year. I think the most frustrating thing about the winter is that it lasts so long. When everyone else is having spring we are still in the thick of it. March and April are the two snowiest months of the year respectively. If you live on the north side of town you can have snow in May or even early June.

The winter months are usually sunny, though, and if you can stay out of the wind and in the sun you can be very comfortable. You have to learn to dress in layers because the nights can be quite cold, but warm up nicely as the day progresses.
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