<p>My son is also in PA, but only had about six inches the last time we talked. Compared to our freakish 12 inches over Christmas (we are in South Texas) it didn't seem like much. Then again, he survived the Blizzard of 2003 in Boston while at a debate tournament. The cold bothers him more than the snow, but not to the point where he is miserable.</p>
<p>Son is in weather shock. I guess NYC got about a foot of snow and lots of wind. Some kids were sledding on cafeteria trays down the library steps and the city opened up the neighboring park for sledding, complete with hot chocolate. There were snowball fights and football games in the snow on campus, according to the student paper. My son stayed inside. The kid who wouldn't even consider weather when making his college choices apparently called his sister (who has the vast cold weather experience of one winter in northern Italy) to ask whether people actually go out in this stuff. She told him that some people don't.:)</p>
<p>He begrudgingly accepted our present of waterproof boots for Christmas, but complains that they are slippery indoors. He's bought himself a succession of winter jackets, none of which are warm enough, but I'm not allowed to bring up the subject anymore. I did, with apologies to the environment, get him to at least spray waterproofing on one of them. I'd say the kid had a failure of imagination... but at least he's on a campus where the farthest he has to walk from the dorms to class, cafeteria, library, restaurant, or even bar is five minutes, so he's not likely to get lost in a snowdrift.</p>
<p>Maybe we should send his room number over to my S to make him come out and play blizzard football...seriously, my biggest worry is that S won't remember to get to classes, too much fun playing!</p>
<p>Garland -- do you think it would work? Actually, it's ok if my son never develops too much fondness for cold winters -- better chance of getting him back to California for grad school. Then he can experience snow on his own terms, already on the ground at Tahoe, with the sun shining.</p>
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<p>This is what Patient suggested to my S. His answer: "But I like snow that comes to me!" He had his wish and then some: he spent part of yesterday and this morning shoveling snow (and wondering where to put it). </p>
<p>When I was in college and it snowed, all the cafeteria trays disappeared as students used them as makeshift sleds.</p>
<p>I loved "traying". </p>
<p>Sac, I guess likng snow while it's still coming down and that you have to walk around in for weeks after is a harder taste to acquire than for snow that stays up on the mountain where it's supposed to be!</p>
<p>But give him a few NYC winters, with enough hot chocolate and roasted chestnuts, and he might just come around.</p>
<p>marite</p>
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<p>I was in college during the famous "blizzard in '78". We had a blast while everything around us shut down. Dorm parties, guess what was the only place that stayed open? The beer distributer! We had keg parties and we went sledding on the cafeteria trays. It was awesome!</p>
<p>Well, mine just arrived back in Northampton from far south India.</p>
<p>'nuf said.</p>
<p>My warm-weather DD is now in Ithaca and she mentioned that her new sheepskin boots are already ruined from spending so much time in the snow. I pointed out that they were waterproofed, but she reminded me that we used waterproofing stuff bought in Cali, which just didn't cut it. Who knew?</p>
<p>How about, from Jamaica (West Indies, NOT N.Y.) to Rochester, NY?
DS loves it...so far. I'll withold judgment for another few weeks.</p>
<p>sheepskin boots are for apres' ski not for actual snow.
I have northface snow boots which I don't even need over here!
It is in the 60's today, really bizarre</p>
<p>Hey, the kids who already live in cold weather are adjusting to the even colder weather of NH. She told me she wears her Uggs every day. Thanks Marite for the tip on the silk thermals. she said they really keep you warm. She said they got snow yesterday but they were a little worried an the school purchased sknow (who knew) for thier upcoming winter carnival which has a Peter Pan Neverland theme. There is suppose to be this huge pirate ship all made of snow</p>
<p>Nice they came in useful, Sybbie.
Boots have to be waterproof. If you are worried about snow, wait until it melts and you have to walk in sludge or mini-lakes!
When I was in college, a common sight in class was of students taking off their boots and socks and draping the latter on any exposed pipes they could find.</p>
<p>She purchased the water proof stuff for her boots when she purchased them, so far the water proofing seems to be holding up. Uggs now makes leather boots which she is considering</p>
<p>Here on the coast of VA., we've been getting winter weather that runs the gamut. We had a foot of snow fall on the day after Christmas, and temps in the mid-seventies not a week later! Temperatures have been like a rollercoaster, keeping everyone completely off guard. I was really very discomfited by the warm weather we had last week, because January just should NOT feel like May! But you know what they say, "if you don't like the weather here, wait a minute!", and sure enough, the past three days have been brutal. We didn't get much snow out of the storm system that just paralyzed so much of the northeast, but we've had overnight temps plummet into the teens, with stiff winds and frequent gusts that plunged the windchill factor several degrees below zero. And the change from Tropical to Arctic occurred all within a week's time! If I were superstitious, I'd be disposed to believe this marked the beginning of Armegedon---LOL!</p>
<p>Nevertheless, D has reported that she has never been so cold in her life! Her school is right outside of Philly, and they got well above a foot of snow from this storm. She is extremely thankful for the Bean waterproof hikers that we had the foresight to purchase (today, she complained that all the walkways are turning into a slushy mess), as well as the longjohns and down parka. Sunday afternoon, she went out with her camera and spent a half hour taking picures all over campus, and posting them on the net for everyone to see. Fingers nearly froze off, what with the bracing winds still howling. Btw, does anyone know of a good place to find waterproof gloves or mittens? She's got warm mittens, but if they get wet, they're worse than useless against the cold. D found out the hard way! She has yet to go traying, even though her best friend procurred two trays from Food Services for that purpose. Overall though, D seems to be enjoying the colder winters up north. Major snow is still a novelty for her, despite the freak storm we got the day after Christmas. She feels like she's "survived" something---LOL...</p>
<p>On a side note, World News Tonight this evening reported that Salem, MA received 38 in. from this past storm! Good heaven, that must have been fun---NOT!</p>
<p>poetsheart:</p>
<p>Landsend sells polartec gloves with waterproff liners for $15.50 in their kids' catalog.</p>
<p>and in Seattle
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Only one major ski area in Washington's Cascades, Crystal Mountain, is open daily -- and just barely. Even Mt. Baker, the ski area that in 1998-99 set a world record for seasonal snowfall (1,140 inches), is open only on weekends. The four other major areas -- Stevens Pass, The Summit at Snoqualmie, White Pass and Mission Ridge -- are closed until more snow falls.</p>
<p>Many ski-area employees have been sent home jobless. Ski schools and ski buses have been canceled. And season-pass holders are left with cards that in most cases can't be used....
The situation has reached such a low point that some snow-starved people are resorting to desperate measures. Last night, some Stevens Pass employees planned to meet at Uncle Uli's Pub in Leavenworth and put skis into a fireplace as a symbolic offering to the Norse snow god, Ullr.
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Hope it helps!</p>
<p>we get most of our snow stuff at REI
<a href="http://www.rei.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.rei.com/</a></p>
<p>Thanks, Marite. I'll definitely check those out!</p>
<p>My D is in bs in Ma. We are from texas, she was blown away by all the snow. She is a first year.</p>
<p>Stupid question but how does one buy silk thermals for women? And what about for men?</p>