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What is the coldest place in the United States of America you could live in if you had to?Mine would be Albuquerque,New Mexico or Denver,Colorado or Lubbock, Texas.I am curious to hear yours everybody.Thanks in advance.
What is the coldest place in the United States of America you could live in if you had to?Mine would be Albuquerque,New Mexico or Denver,Colorado or Lubbock, Texas.I am curious to hear yours everybody.Thanks in advance.
The San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California. When the snow and cold got to me I could drive 30 minutes to the bottom of the hill and play golf, run errands, etc, in shorts and a T-shirt where it’s 70F and sunny. Besides that, and more importantly, I could be at the beach and surfing in 1.5 hours.
If it were a nice place I could live in someplace as cold as Truckee CA, one of the coldest places in the U.S, to enjoy the winter sports lifestyle there.
Clothing technology is pretty amazing these days, when visiting places up in Tahoe or Maine as we do most years in the dead of winter we are often in sub-zero weather for hours at a time out and about in complete comfort as we snowshoe, ski or snowmobile. To be sure it would be different to be there full time but it would still be with good AWD vehicles, snow tires, the same clothing technology and, as stated before, the nice, well designed and insulated efficient house to live in those harsh elements.
I probably couldn't do Alaska, but not because of the temperatures. I would go nuts from the boredom of really having no big cities and no easy way to get to any.
So I guess Minneapolis, Detroit, Buffalo, Rochester, somewhere like that.
I already pretty much do live in the place with the coldest winters in the US outside of Alaska. So I guess Minneapolis?
Contrary to popular belief, a lot of Alaska really doesn't get very cold. Coastal areas (especially places like Juneau or Ketchikan) are relatively mild, like a slightly colder Seattle. Even Anchorage gets winters that are basically the same as Minneapolis. You really have to get deep into the interior to get truly scary, Siberian-like cold in places such as Fairbanks.
The San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California. When the snow and cold got to me I could drive 30 minutes to the bottom of the hill and play golf, run errands, etc, in shorts and a T-shirt where it’s 70F and sunny. Besides that, and more importantly, I could be at the beach and surfing in 1.5 hours.
Was in San Bernardino county California last year and loved it! I know it's desert terrain, but so much different from my home in the east coast. That would be the best of both worlds.
I spent 9 years in Michigan’s upper peninsula. That kind of cold is indescribable, I’ve seen the back window of a car explode from simply closing the door. It was -40 real temp and there was 5 feet of snow on the ground when that happened. It hurts to breath air like that. Snow remains in places till May. It starts snowing in September or October, it is the epitome of an extreme winter climate. While that place is beautiful and wild there is no way I could live there now. I was in my 20s when i lived there. I don’t know how I did it.
I already pretty much do live in the place with the coldest winters in the US outside of Alaska. So I guess Minneapolis?
Contrary to popular belief, a lot of Alaska really doesn't get very cold. Coastal areas (especially places like Juneau or Ketchikan) are relatively mild, like a slightly colder Seattle. Even Anchorage gets winters that are basically the same as Minneapolis. You really have to get deep into the interior to get truly scary, Siberian-like cold in places such as Fairbanks.
You are right, most Alaskans live in places like Anchorage or other coastal towns. Basically a cooler Seattle without the hipsters and coffee shops.
I've lived in New England, the Midwest, and South. As long as I can dress appropriately, neither hot nor cold bother me. So I guess there really are no limits I can think of for me. I do have preferences, though. I much prefer the heat of the South. But the cold of New England never bothered me when I was there. I actually love snow. I had the proper clothing and I was fine
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