<p>I wouldn’t say it’s absolutely terrible. Is it cold? Yes. But there are a lot of places that have it much much worse. It snows a lot in South Bend because of lake-effect, but it tends to get warm enough that it melts so there is never too much snow on the ground, and highs are in the 30s in January, the coldest month. For how much people rave about it, you would think that it doesn’t get above zero for months at a time. Bottom line is people manage. There are plenty of people from warm climates who get by just fine.</p>