Winter/Cold and Snow: How much of it do you want?

[Chicago WX]

Just curious, about how much (or how long) cold and snow people want. Hopefully this doesn't turn into a pissing match about how each other's preferences are wrong and/or insane. Be nice.

[Radioman]

Dec. 1st-Feb. 28th.

 

Once Spring Training comes around, it's done for me.

[dmc76]

Nov 15th-Mid March-ish.

[Stebo]

This is hard to answer in one question, because I am absolutely fed up with cold but I don't mind the snow and tracking of snowstorms. I went with astronomically as that is what I'd answer with respect to snow.

[sokolow]

Enough cold and snow to keep the lake herring alive, lake levels steady, and winter tourism & sport in business but not so much that we're running excessive winterkill, knocking out fruit trees and grapevines, or having catastrophic flooding on the Red River.

[Chicago WX]

Nov 15th-Mid March-ish.

 

I'm pretty much with you on those dates...but went with Nov 1 - Mar 31.

 

I mean I have to be somewhat realistic, being in the golf biz.

[Thundersnow12]

It can snow into Mid April if it means we break the record.

Chasing can wait till May and plenty of solid golf days in August and September

[A-L-E-K]

2 rocking months

[weatherbo]

This is hard to answer in one question, because I am absolutely fed up with cold but I don't mind the snow and tracking of snowstorms. I went with astronomically as that is what I'd answer with respect to snow.

choosing your option (Dec. 21), you lose out on some of the lowest sun angles of the season. Mid Nov it's already brown and cold so might as well be white.

Up here, it's Winter mid Nov-mid April anyway.

[snowlover2]

Nov.1 - March 31. My name says it all.

[Chicago WX]

And yeah, I'm sure most votes will take snow more into consideration than cold...but that's cool. No pun intended.

[Geos]

Anytime during met. winter. Once the days start getting longer, I loose most of the interest. Once in a while I don't mind a late season snowfall.

[Stebo]

choosing your option (Dec. 21), you lose out on some of the lowest sun angles of the season. Mid Nov it's already brown and cold so might as well be white.

Up here, it's Winter mid Nov-mid April anyway.

 

I suppose I hear you, but lately we haven't had much snow before Dec 21, except this year. Maybe a Dec 10th to March 20th range would be a better call.

[dmc76]

My whole thing is. Might as well start a little after Halloween. Temps are in the 40's it's gray all time. Grass is turning brown might as well make it white. After March 20th let the season flip sun angle sucks anyways. 

[Jonger]

November 1st through March 31st.

 

Actually, I like a good LES dump somewhere in the lower peninsula before Nov 25th.... I hate late starts more than early finishes.

[IWXwx]

At least Louwx is in the right part of the subforum to be in the cromartie camp. I'm kind of a mid Nov.-mid March guy too, but I'll take the Nov 1- Mar 31 pick.

[weatherbo]

My whole thing is. Might as well start a little after Halloween. Temps are in the 40's it's gray all time. Grass is turning brown might as well make it white. After March 20th let the season flip sun angle sucks anyways.

I agree for the most part, but because of the lake, it stays cold through most of April so I'd rather just keep the snow as long as it looks fresh... which after April it really doesn't.

Plus melt season is awful.... mud and puddles.... squish squish squish

[dmc76]

I agree for the most part, but because of the lake, it stays cold through most of April so I'd rather just keep the snow as long as it looks fresh... which after April it really doesn't.

Plus melt season is awful.... mud and puddles.... squish squish squish

 

Another good thing about starting early. Hunters like a snow-pack OTG for tracking. 

[SpartyOn]

Gotta have snow for Rifle Hunting!^ After about mid March Im finished and ready to start enjoying the deck/patio. 

[michsnowfreak]

I voted Nov 1-Mar 31st.

 

Now, I will NEVER turn down snow...but in October i absolutely LOVE Fall, so I would prefer cool, crisp air and sunny skies to leaf peep, not gray damp chill to the bone stuff. First flakes are always exciting, but you get my drift. With April...I have the Tigers baseball itch. This year, with a record winter, I say might as well put it out of reach for future generations. I will have no qualms going to Opening Day and seeing snowbanks piled outside Comerica Park

[Chicago WX]

Fess up, Powerball. Inquiring minds want to know.

[Hoosier]

I went with choice #1 as it is typically what I prefer but this year I'm rooting for it to go well into March just so we can add on to the all-time snowfall record.  I've had enough of the bitter cold though.

[BuffaloWeather]

Went with other. December 1st to March 15th. I prefer a quick transition from winter to summer if possible. I would prefer to skip 40s/50s and go right to 60s/70s in April. I don't mind winter starting the last week of November either as we can get some pretty big LES in late Nov. Winters that last well into late March early April I cannot stand.

[mississaugasnow]

I voted Nov 1-Mar 31st.

 

Now, I will NEVER turn down snow...but in October i absolutely LOVE Fall, so I would prefer cool, crisp air and sunny skies to leaf peep, not gray damp chill to the bone stuff. First flakes are always exciting, but you get my drift. With April...I have the Tigers baseball itch. This year, with a record winter, I say might as well put it out of reach for future generations. I will have no qualms going to Opening Day and seeing snowbanks piled outside Comerica Park

haha I was actually thinking about opening day recently. Seeing massive snowbanks outside the rogers centre would be hilarious. 

[OHweather]

October 1-April 30. I don't hate summer so I guess once we hit May all of you can have your warmth, but certainly will take as much snow/cold (mainly snow) as possible whenever possible.

[hm8]

Dec and January cold with 8"+ storms punctuated with NW Flow/Clipper brutalness, epic snow pack builds up

 

Nov, Feb seasonable/above average temps with big dogs that melt in a week

 

March torch with alpha big dog thrown in there to end the season

 

 

That would be the perfect winter.

[SchaumburgStormer]

Once March hits, I am ready to golf. Got a new SLDR waiting for that first warm week

I am a November 15 to February 15 kind of guy.

[Chicago WX]

Got a new SLDR waiting for that first warm week

 

 

Nice. Crank the loft up. CG behind the face...super low spin driver.

[Brewers]

I'll take snow Dec through Mar, although a big snowstorm in Nov or Apr is appreciated.

As for cold...I'm all for anomalous cold but otherwise it sucks.

[stormtrackertf]

Huge amounts of snow from Thanksgiving-New Year and then a slow transition into spring.

Realistically that will never happen so I just prefer there to be tons of snow if it isn't going to be at least the 50's or 60's temp-wise.