<p>Being the Californian that I am, I’ve never had snow. Somebody, what’s it like? Slippery or difficult to walk in? Hard as rocks?</p>
<p>Depends on the type of snow…some is really light and fluffy, some is heavy and wet, and some has sleet mixed in with it so it’s just icy, rough and cold.</p>
<p>The light and fluffy kind is best…but where I live, we get the latter two kinds (the wet doesn’t usually stick, though, so mostly the last type). Though I think several years back it randomly snowed 3-4" of the nice fluffy kind…that’s the only time I remember there being good snow here.</p>
<p>What is walking in it like? I ask because this Christmas I’m going somewhere snowy and I want to be prepared not to fall on my face.</p>
<p>It still depends what kind of snow it is. If it’s deep enough, it can be kinda crunchy and your boots sink into it when you step. It’s never slippery (ie, you won’t fall on your face); however, there can sometimes be a layer of ice hidden underneath the snow, which definitely IS slippery and dangerous.</p>
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<p>Then be sure to wear rubber-soled shoes. Boots would be even better so your feet won’t get wet. But leather-soled shoes are usually very slippery on snow.</p>
<p>You are deserving of a college diploma.</p>
<p>Pretty much what everyone else has said.</p>
<p>Most of the fresh snow I’ve walked in was less than half a foot deep, so I can’t tell you much about walking in fresh snow a few feet deep. </p>
<p>I’ve been to Colorado and Wyoming a ton during the spring right as the snow’s starting to melt, though. Yeah…if that kind of snow is anything like the stuff you’ll be walking through, but prepared to step onto a weak part of the snow and find yourself at least knee-deep in it.</p>
<p>As a matter of fact, it’s quite poetic.</p>
<p>does anyone else think kissmekate is joking?</p>
<p>Usually when the snow is over 3 feet deep the bottom snow is hard and compact (after some time), regardless of how the top snow is. Anyways, snow is the best thing in the world to walk in!</p>
<p>I am still ****ed it hasn’t snowed here yet, what give mother nature.</p>
<p>Snow is boring. You’re not missing out on much.</p>
<p>First snow of the year falling even as we speak. The WashDad children are praying hard for about six inches – here in the hills of Washington they’ll usually cancel school for that much.</p>
<p>Snow on flat ground isn’t that bad. Snow on slopes can be fun in a bad way, especially about two inches of wet snow on a sloped parking lot. My shoulder still throbs with the memory…</p>
<p>Ha, where I’m from they cancel school for anything that sticks :)</p>
<p>Dang. There’s no snow here. It’s so amazingly disappointing. Normally I don’t like snow that much but… late Nov?? Anyway. Slipperiness of snow is overrated. Just make sure you spread your weight out and you could probably walk just fine with ceran-wrap around your shoes. Black ice… however… is nasty.</p>
<p>Yeah, black ice is rough. I’m not looking forward to driving on it. As for snow, I hate shoveling it but I’ve had some good snowball fights in years past. I live in NYC and it does snow there, but not excessively. We had a pretty big storm last year that dropped 2 feet of the white stuff. This was pretty rough to shovel. </p>
<p>Many times, people don’t even realize how different certain parts of America are. Some people have never seen snow and other have never seen the ocean. I have been fortunate enough to see both.</p>
<p>i live on LI, NY and we get plenty of both hepstar :D</p>
<p>I depends on what you would call “plenty.” I have relatives in upstate NY and they get bombarded with snow. In NYC, we do get it, but not to the extent of some other areas. I imagine LI is pretty similar to NYC.</p>
<p>ya i guess it it</p>
<p>Yeah, you really can’t compare the Lake Effect areas of Upstate NY with anywhere else in the eastern half of the country (with the exception of a few tall mountains maybe?).NNY, CNY and WNY do get pounded with insane amounts of snow every winter…</p>