<p>HImom - You are right about the snow and ice concerns.</p>
<p>Having lived in upstate NY for 30 years, I can affirm that winter is MUCH easier in CO. We get about 300 days of sunshine. Yes, we do get snow. But it often melts in a day or two. (In my town, half the streets, including mine, don’t even get plowed unless a lot more snow is predicted w/o warm weather… a few times a year or less). We do get fierce winds, but only a few times per year. </p>