<p>I have lived an hour south of S. Bend for 31 years. S is a sr. at ND. Winter sucks. No as bad as S Dakota though! Weather.com says the average Jan high is 31; the low is
16. Average snowfall is 81.8" per year. At times, there is significant lake effect snow from Lake Michigan. ND keeps the walkways very well maintained; S does not think snow is a campus problem. WIND is a problem. At times it is bone chilling. Layers, gloves, and hat–it can be managed. Campus is compact enough there’s never that far to walk.</p>
<p>Kids from So Cal and southern US do have to make a weather adjustment, but they all manage. S doesn’t think it dampens social life, but granted, he has grown up in northern Indiana. You just don’t spend time outside when it’s nasty.</p>