<p>Not everybody thinks that Boston winters are that much worse than winters in the Philadelphia area (we live right across the river in South Jersey). The thing is, both cities are near the coast, which makes the weather milder than inland, in general. </p>
<p>This past winter, Boston got much less snow than we did (my freshman son said, “I missed the record snows!”). It does tend to be really windy on the BU campus, which makes it seem a little worse sometimes.</p>
<p>My son somehow managed to move up to Boston without a pair of gloves. He never felt he really needed them until he visited NYC over winter break and was walking around the city on a really cold day!!</p>
<p>The distance is a bit of a drag, but bus fares are reasonable, and there are even new lower airfares now.</p>