Snow falling gently is peaceful brings out the chid in me and memories  of the past.

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I think he meant he was born in 1945, hence first records at age 10 were in the winter of 1956. Right Roger?

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Right Rob sorry about error born in 1945.

I'm at an age now where I have no responsibilities, so I can take it....or leave it...provided that when I leave it, it's because I'm in a sunny and hot country, full of wonderful food, wines, beers, and far, far, away!

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I'm with Saint too, though I'm also with Jonesy with regard to feeling slightly different since 2010. 

We awoke on the morning of 27th November 2010, to six inches of snow followed by temps well below freezing.  Then, November 30th dawned with heavy snow falling and it continued throughout the day making roads impassable by lunchtime.  We remained completely snowed in for the following two days and partly snowed in for the rest of the year.  We had deep snow throughout December with many fresh falls and temperatures reaching record lows.  It even snowed on Christmas Day, which was really nice to see but we'd had enough by then so it wasn't quite so exciting.  After Christmas we had a few very mild days that started a thaw but the volume of snow was such that we still had great mounds of the mucky stuff well into Spring. 

It really was an amazing year that I'm glad I experienced but it did cause chaos and it did restrict my normal everyday life for much longer than I'd have liked.  My eldest son is a lorry driver and was unable to work for many days during that spell as his lorry was snowed in at the local yard.  So I'm careful what I wish for these days. 

Last year we had snow falling on many days from January to April but it was easier to deal with and it also looked fresh for a long time and we didn't get it in such great amounts as to cause too much disruption.

As far as having a National Emergency due to snow, that really would be something different.  At least we'd all be in the same boat.  There's nothing worse than reporting on here about your 18 inches of snow, when nobody else has it. 

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I get the gut feeling there aint going to be any snow this winter, at least not in the South, but bear with me ...my analysis is based on gut instinct not any finite weather knowledge..... I just have the feeling that the remaining winter will simply veer on the chilly/mild and damp but not proper cold.
I love proper soft snow .... and last the two years did throw up some pleasant surprises..

I have loved snow as far back as I can remember. First actual memory is sledging down the road in the early sixties. From my bedroom window i could see six munroes and can always recall looking out for the first snow on the tops (usually late sept or early oct) and then the wait for snow to come down to lower levels. Used to note the last patch to go from the mountains in view of the house in late June or occasionally july. Great fun when a cold front went through and each passing shower brought the snowline down until it reached the valley bottom. Getting into skiing only increased my chionophilia. Many nights spent lampost watching or when there was cold rain getting a cricked neck as i looked up at the skylight to see the first signs of splatter to indicate wintryness then the first sign of it sticking to the glass. My mum who was a weather fanatic herself was bemused that as a younster coming up to christmas i wanted to hear "good king Wenceslas" and " in the bleak midwinter" just because of the snow references in them.
Like others 2010 did bring a touch of realism as we were stuck in our street for a week and I had to walk a couple of miles through knee deep snow to the nearest shop with bread and milk witha sledge to get supplies. Began to feel my age then. It didnt help that my current car is crap in snow and the worst I have had in forty years of driving. Cant remember any such problems when we were kids in a small community but my dad did learn to bake bread for times we were cut off. I Still really enjoyed watching the snow falling in 2010 and had a real feeling of sadness when it melted from the garden after 8 weeks. Though my home area has seen deeper snow and lomger lasting it seemed different down here in the city.
Also like thunderstorms, hail, torrential rain and storm force winds but nothing beats a heavy snowfall.

I love the transforming affect of snow, the way the landscape becomes muffled and becalmed. Even busy urban areas seem quieter and less rushed after a good snowfall! You can always tell if it is snowing as the sky has that lovely orange glow and the next morning everything is deathly silent, it's awesome......

Really I just can't get enough of snow, any type or any way, it's great! Then again I could say the same about many other weather types, but snow in particular rocks.......

I agree with all other positive snow comments on here, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow 😝

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I don't have a particular opinion - it's going to happen whatever I think about it.

Having said that, I love it

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One of the things I love about snow is the sparkle and light it brings to winter as it seems to compensate for the lack of daylight. I also love the way it brings a common bond and comradeship as strangers out walking always speak to each other, if only to comment on the snowy conditions.

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I know a lot of people like clear skies and sunshine to go with their lying snow, but for me I love dark skies, especially if there's also a bit of mistiness - especially in December or up to mid-January, when it can seem like dusk all day. It creates a stunning, sombre atmosphere.

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i think a 'surprise snowfall' is hard to beat... These days with all the internet reports and forecasts and 24 hour news and forecasts, an unexpected snow fall is much rarer.... I vividly remember early Dec 1981.... Living in London... i was due to go for a University interview in Reading... And waking up to this totally unexpected fall of snow... It took me 5 hours to get to Reading...needless to say the interview was cancelled, but I just wanted to enjoy the whole experience... A magical, transformed winter wonderland..... i do sometimes wonder if I'd prefer to go back to pre internet and rolling 24 hour news...when there was always a chance of waking up to that winter wonderland, without having spent the previous week wasting hours and hours looking at people's contributions on the model output thread with one's hopes being constantly raised and dashed.... these days this winter, going to bed, I know the chance of snow down in these parts in the morning is precisely zilch!

I would like total carnage for 2 weeks, deep deep snow, max of -5c during the day.....-20 ish at night, frequent heavy snowstorms , very strong winds , severe windchill, blizzards.

That would be superb...................surely

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JFF.

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Just For Real

But yes it would be fun wouldn't it

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I think most of us enjoy the idea of snow - transformative, exciting, a playground, especially when we're young.. But we also appreciate its downside - the agony of circulation returning to fingers after a snowball fight, or snowman building, and then as we grow older the intrusiveness of traffic snarl-ups, fuel bills, and a bust collar-bone from falling over. I used to love cross-country skiing in the forests in NE Scotland - weaving through a snow-laden landscape, trees bent with the weight on their white branches.

I still love it - but as has been said before on here - on my own terms.

Robert Bridges covered it in his poem London Snow - it's worth the read.

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/175247 

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http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/175247