<p>I live in south Texas, so I'm used to pretty mild winters. 50 degrees is considered very cold, and our schools close if it snows half an inch. That being said, I think I could survive a New York winter, but I've never experienced anything like it, so I can't really make any accurate predictions. Is the weather bearable in Poughkeepsie? I know it gets very snowy and has long winters, but is it as bad as it sounds?</p>
<p>Oh, winters are bad … very bad. Two or three times a year massive blizzards will dump 15 feet of snow, marooning you in your dorm with no way of getting out for a week. And when you finally do, you have to keep a sharp lookout for hungry, marauding polar bears. Each year Vassar loses a couple of unwary students to them. And to make things even more depressing, in midwinter the sun comes up around 11 AM, barely stays above the horizon for a couple of hours, then plunges the campus into darkness again by 1PM. And did I mention the cold? At minus 30 degrees, exposed flesh will start to freeze in 5 minutes, so you’ll have to either dress very warmly and carefully, or ski as fast as you can to class!</p>
<p>^^^^</p>
<p>Love it! Best post of the day. :D</p>
<p>Sometimes I just have wonder …</p>
<p>Poughkeepsie is pretty typical of the NE. It can get below zero and have a lot of snow, but not every winter is that bad. A good winter coat, hat, gloves and boots are a must. You will appreciate spring more than ever.</p>
<p>hey Lector,
You left out the part about the cabin-bound students having to eat each other to stay alive.</p>
<p>FYI
[Average</a> Weather for Poughkeepsie, NY - Temperature and Precipitation](<a href=“http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USNY1174]Average”>Ashburn, VA Monthly Weather Forecast - weather.com)</p>
<p>Boy, you Texans talk tough until a snowflake appears ;)</p>