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The problem with the really cold places is the mosquitoes, black flies and other biting insects in the summer. Do they have biting insects at the top of Mt. Washington? I know they have black flies in the nearby valleys. I've experienced them.
Otherwise, I don't mind cold places...like Park Rapids, MN...in the winter.
The problem with the really cold places is the mosquitoes, black flies and other biting insects in the summer. Do they have biting insects at the top of Mt. Washington? I know they have black flies in the nearby valleys. I've experienced them.
Otherwise, I don't mind cold places...like Park Rapids, MN...in the winter.
I don't know if it qualifies as "really cold", but Colorado doesn't really have things like that.
Morgantown, West Virginia or MAYBE Columbus, Ohio. The higher elevations outside of Morgantown would be too cold for me. The valley floor is more temperate.
The *coldest* place in the mainland US is the area around Fargo, ND. Honestly, I wouldn't mind living there. It's growing very rapidly in population and seems like a decent little northern Midwestern city. I'm from the Midwest so it's hard to find any place colder than here other than parts of Alaska, Siberia, and Antarctica.
If we're not talking about *frigid* or extreme cold, I guess Denver or Utah.
"Growing rapidly" is 100% relative when referring to Fargo, ND.
The problem with the really cold places is the mosquitoes, black flies and other biting insects in the summer. Do they have biting insects at the top of Mt. Washington? I know they have black flies in the nearby valleys. I've experienced them.
Otherwise, I don't mind cold places...like Park Rapids, MN...in the winter.
Park Rapids is cold but not very snowy. I prefer the Lake Superior Snowbelt, a bit milder than Park Rapids but far more snowfall.
I already pretty much do live in the place with the coldest winters in the US outside of Alaska. So I guess Minneapolis?
Contrary to popular belief, a lot of Alaska really doesn't get very cold. Coastal areas (especially places like Juneau or Ketchikan) are relatively mild, like a slightly colder Seattle. Even Anchorage gets winters that are basically the same as Minneapolis. You really have to get deep into the interior to get truly scary, Siberian-like cold in places such as Fairbanks.
True...but....
the rest of the year never really gets warm....and not for very long.
Sure SE Alaska has mild winters but very little sunshine, very depressing,
cold damp rain...no thanks.
And yes...Anchorage has winter temps pretty similar to Minneapolis,
however Minneapolis is far warmer the rest of the year.
My answer would be Minneapolis...borderline for me.
Colder winter than where I currently live in Toronto,
but still ok, about same as a Montreal winter.
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