To me it always reminded me of ski vacations out west at Whistler and places that have these massive heated plazas... so it’s a good memory and makes it feel like a ski resort.
If I had my way they would stay off while a storm hits and then turn them on to melt it instead of plowing lol. Leaves very clear demarcations of “no snow” to “snow” with no brown snowbanks like JSpin said.
Anyway, it’s snowing again pretty steadily. Wind is nuts though, lots of blowing and drifting.