As a real estate agent here in Billings, MT I think the most commonly asked question I get from my relocating clients is “How is the weather?” which really translates to “How freaking cold are the winters?”. I mean, we do live in the Northwest so you can expect to invest in a warm coat, gloves, ear muffs, hand warmers and a face mask (OK- it’s not THAT bad…most of the time).
Billings typically has more mild winters than other areas in Montana. We also tend to get less snow and stay a bit warmer. Having said that, this year has definitely been on the frigid side and we have been dumped with the snow. I personally LOVE all of the snow and am still giddy about it even though we are already well into January. A few weeks ago we received over 20” of snow in a 24 hour period breaking a record from 1977! We definitely had ourselves a very White Christmas.
Our sleds from last year took a turn for the worse, so my 6 year old daughter and I had to get creative since we desperately wanted to go sledding (and we weren’t going to wait around for a trip to the store). Although it was a bit tricky to figure out how we could blast down the hill together on my husband’s old snowboard, we quickly figured it out and flew down our neighborhood coulee laughing hysterically- frozen tears and all.
We have about 3 more months before it starts warming up around here, so we are going to make the best of it and enjoy our beautiful winter wonderland.
And yes- do invest in a warm coat (and everything else I mentioned above, just to be safe ;) ).
