I guess it's not actually because it is extremely much colder than winters in for example the rockies or the UK, but that they often last a lot longer, and with no real summer afterwards to make up for them.
Also, anything below 65F is too cold. It's not that I can't handle the cold, I've bicycled to work in -20 C (and high relative humidity) several times. I just really really dislike it. Really really really dislike it. It's mostly because of the inconveniences it brings along with it. Need for thick uncomfortable clothes. Nothing fun to do because I hate skiing and snowboarding and trout. Roads get icy and you have to walk carefully to not slip and fall. Roads get clogged with snow so that it takes forever to get anywhere. I am just a real summer person. I'd prefer it if it was hot enough to walk around naked all year. And that's what I would do, too.
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