I'm moving to Ithaca, NY, what are the winters like?

Question

I'm moving from Indiana, so I have experienced a fairly cold climate. I just wanted a sense. Thanks!

Answer 1

I spent a week there (in the summer) and was told by the residents that winters are cold and long.  Negative temperatures (Fahrenheit) for days-in-a-row were common and lots of snow was also common.

One engineer I worked with that week who lives out-of-town on a farm told me that he would have to drive ahead of the snow-plows because sometimes they couldn't get through (but I'll take that story with a grain-of-salt).

Ithaca is in a deep valley at the end of one of the Finger lakes.  There are lots of steep hills and I can foresee lots of trouble for getting up and down those hills on snow and ice.

Good luck.  

I enjoyed my stay when I was there.

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Answer 2

very cold, very snowy!

Answer 3

Pretty much like those in Indiana.  Down in Ithaca you won't get the "lake effect snow", but it will be cold and snowy from December through March, at least.

Answer 4

extremely cold...lots of  snow..