[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Orema

I’m moving back to Michigan, I think.

I’m leaving California and am almost certain I’ll move back to Michigan. Just have to find what I want (a nice single-level condo) in a city I like.

I was considering the upper peninsular, but too many bears in that area (thanks for the reminder, Homoe!).

I haven’t been in the snow for decades, and am a little concerned about that, but I want to go home. Snow or not.

Originally Posted by homoe

Don't worry to much about snow, it'll melt eventually...

Depends on the snow. Here, it doesn't melt. It refreezes because it's almost always wet and cold. Lots of black ice here. Denver, on the other hand, is a higher elevation, so it does melt very quickly. The season between 2014-2015 was a killer here. We had to bring machines in to stack the snow to get it off the ground. It was packed so tightly that some of it didn't melt until June. No joke.

We had newscasts like this the whole winter!



Don't get anything on the water! Don't want this happening.



Snow is fine if you prepare for it. Keep an emergency kit in your trunk. Buy a quality jacket and spare gloves....a nice hat that covers your ears....boots with good tread for traction....nice thick socks and maybe a pair of undergarments. Fleece-lined thermal leggings are the bomb! I would buy the basics online so you have it as you transition from sunny and warm to chilly and cloudy and then get the bulk of your gear there. Local shops are going to have the best stuff for the environment in which they exist. The good news is that you will only need to get enough stuff to run errands and walk about in the weather. You won't have to dress to work in it.

Your blood is thinner now so you'll get colder faster. It took me a couple of years to adapt from Texas to Rhode Island. A quality thick blanket on the bed makes alllll the difference. Maybe a weighted one?

On the flip side, you'll get to do this!