The Brutal TRUTH About Montana Winters
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- Montana Winters can be absolutely brutal. In this video we discuss living in Montana during the winter and what it takes to survive a Montana winter year after year.
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My favorite Montana winter activity is traveling to Arizona.
Lol. That's a good plan. 🤣
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Lol as someone who lives in Arizona I love visiting montana
What's your favorite thing to do while visiting?
@@HarrisGroupMT I like visiting nature trails and small towns. No nature to be found in AZ
I lived in Great Falls, Montana in 1968 during the worst winter in 65 years! It was -35 degrees for about 3 weeks and -47 degrees for over a week! It was the first time I saw any real ice problems in the 4 years I lived there. Usually, the snow was so dry you could just sweep it away. Often, a Chinook wind would come & zero degrees in the morning would become 50 degrees by noon! I had moved there from Oklahoma and found the dryness a big change in how temperatures feel. In Oklahoma, -14 degrees could feel very much like -30 because of the ice & moisture. We once had an icicle over 6 feet long hanging from our roof and a snow drift over 8 feet tall in our front yard! Even in Montana’s worst winter, I never saw that! That winter was bad enough that someone started making tee shirts and certificates stating that they were survivors of Montana’s worst winter in 65 years! I learned to dress in layers and walked a mile to high school in that weather. Lucky for me, it wasn’t windy. Still, Montana is a beautiful state. My mind holds beautiful pictures of both the prairie side and the western side. Glacier National Park is gorgeous. The Bitterroot valley is gorgeous. I don’t remember any part of that State that wasn’t beautiful, prairie or mountains. But the winter is about 9 long months! 2 week spring, 2 week fall & 2 months of summer! With a Chinook, you might be able to stretch it with an “Indian Summer”! But when you see a big harvest moon glistening over a field of snow and stars in the sky, or the northern lights waving ribbons of colored lights across the night sky, winter ain’t so bad! That winter, when we actually had ice, my neighbor’s weeping birch tree had a coating of ice on it as it stood above the snow covered ground on a bright sunny day and looked like a frozen fountain in a bed of diamonds! It was glorious! When you’re in the Rockies, you’ll think you’ve died and gone to Heaven! 3/4 of the state is high prairie. Nothing but Earth and sky. That’s probably why they call it Big Sky Country. Montana is definitely the place to see. I loved my 4 years there.
We definitely have long Winters. Hopefully we don't get another winter like the one you experienced any time soon. I'm glad you had 4 awesome years here. Where are you now?
@@HarrisGroupMT California. The Deep Pockets for Illegals State! It too has its beauty but it’s being ruined by ineptitude.
Yes people who move to Montana from snowy places are well used to extreme cold
In Montana, we have 9 months of winter and 3 months of bad skiing. It can always snow here and probably will - I've seen it snow every month of the year. Fourth of July snowfall is not uncommon - especially in Bozeman. When I was a teen, I actually milked a cow at -55. At least that's what the barn thermometer said. All I know is, the walk from the barn to the house was about 30 yards. A layer of ice had formed on the milk by the time I got it to the house. This was north of Malta around thanksgiving.
I can honestly say I have never milked a cow at -55°
You make great videos love them!!
Thank you. I'll be making more soon
Yes it is VERY VERY COLD here we had about 21 people die last year because of the cold… I recommend staying where you are at or looking for another state to move to.
I don't think you have to worry about Montana becoming overpopulated, people may move there thinking how great all the outdoor activities are. But then reality strikes, it's f*ing freezing and you are surrounded by the mighty whitey that's it, no diversity whatsoever. Then you look at what your wardrobe has come down to and another realization, your starting to look like a timber-man. Montana is gorgeous though, and I wish I wasn't such a cold weather wimp. But my blood requires warmth, Hawaii is my second home after all but after living in YNP for a season Montana and Wyoming will always have a place i my warm heart.
The numbers aren’t going to mean anything. No one knows the difference between “freezing” which is 0’ and below that unless they’ve lived it.
Let me put it more simply. At 15’ below zero, which it can stay for weeks in a Montana Winter…. It HURTS to go outside. Yep…. Actually painful. And if you get stuck in a place without traffic and have to walk very far in those temperatures, you may not make it.
😆 very true Dino. 🥶
No true you will make it I lived in north dakota and Montana -20 and I'm from the south i live here in montana now for 4 years and it's a bit warmer not by much but less days of really really cold and less wind I've slept out in -15 before no fire just sleeping bag and I was just fine sure its hard to breath when walking far but you have to learn to breathe its tuff because condensation can cause your face shield to freeze up lol
you can try to explain...but unless you FEEL how cold it is for yourself it's not possible to fathom. It is downright miserable and physically hurts to be outside for more than a minute in the extreme low temps that last for WEEKS at a time. The fact that after a gnarly cold snap of negative 30s and 40s (not counting wind chill) we consider negative single digits or low single digits "warming up'" and people make comments about how warm it is. No joke. It's freaking insane.
Very true. When 15 degrees feels nice and you don't need a coat anymore you might be a Montanan
That’s it?! Look for a guy with a tee shirt on in December, that’s me.
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How much are houses in Bozeman?
@@alexcasey351 it really depends on what you are looking for. Reach out to us at kyler@harrisgroupre.com and let's chat.
@Harris Group Montana will do
-65 right before Christmas :) Enjoy!
I just hope it's not too cold for Santa in his sleigh.
He doesn't exaggerate, west of the Continental Divide in Montana it gets cold and snowy...... -30 or -40 is the norm . Montana has a lot to offer but winter here are long. any activity that you enjoy breaks the boredom.
There is always that one week where the temperature drops way too much. Lol.
What part of MT are you in?
@@HarrisGroupMT Butte, the ice box of Montana.
Butte is making a comeback. I think that area is going to see a lot more positive things over the next several years. Good market to be investing in right now.
@@HarrisGroupMT Well homes here are in the Bozeman MLS. Homes here are raising in value a lot , not as high as Bozeman but getting there.
Amigo will be nice to have horse trails with cabin stations in the mountains old school style that will be beautiful really plus 4x4 trails like horse trails with cabins stations big money out there really in my opinion that will take everyone out to camp in the mountains eat etc have fun and be out the house in the weekends plus will be healthy to everyone mentally and physically all other things is more for city people really I'm talking about memories that will be real nice special with all that mountains and views and snow woow you guys should build a empire a lot of people love horse trails and 4x4 trails man man if I had the money I will make montana a gd mine really amigo
There are a lot of amazing 4x4 and horse trails around here. Such a beautiful area.
I like sledding.
I decided to live in New Mexico. I’m not a winter person.
Hopefully you're a heat person 🔥
I am indeed!
No, I don't think I'm moving to Montana lol, coming from Sunny Cali.
Do anyone know do it gets real cold In Montana do it snow alot I. Montana?
Yes, it gets cold in Montana and lots of snow. Especially this year.
Do anyone know s what people do In Montana when it gets really cold ? do people date in Montana ?
It is not that much snow actually. In the northern french Alps Avoriaz get 295 inches per year, Megève 78 inches,
On average at 6561ft the northern french Alps get between 196 to 314 inches per year while the southern french Alps gets between 137 and 216 inches per year.
At the same height the French Pyrénées will get between 39 and 157 inched per year. The ski resort of Font-Romeu got an average of 177 inches per year between 2012-2020 with a massive 433 inches during the 2013-2014 season.
PS: I loved your video! ^_____^
Thanks for the info. I would love to ski the French alps some day.
I love ice skating
Me too
Thank you so much for sharing this video
Our pleasure
It’s not how cold it gets BUT how long is the winter? If it’s over by March, then it’s good.
By the end of March it is starting to warm up pretty good. As you enter April it is really nice out most of the time.
He forgot to mention that housing is in extremely short supply and prices have skyrocketed. In other words - We are FULL.
Lol. This is happening all around the country. We are feeling it a lot here, but definitely not just a local issue.
Maybe you should elaborate this is Western Montana!
Western Montana definitely has harsher winters
And I thought it got cold where I live in the country side in Østerdalen, Norway 🇳🇴, when it can be - 15-26 degrees celsius. 😊
That's definitely cold too, but we have you beat. 🥶
@@HarrisGroupMT Yeah, and your mountains there are a lot higher than at this place. 😊
I actually thought about moving to Montana and I thought Northern Illinois has bad winters. Aside from winters Montana has Grizzly Bears Mountain Lions and Wolves to watch out for right? Oh my!
lol. Super dangerous place to live. 😆
Yes, every year, people are killed by Grizzly Bears or go missing on a hike in the wilderness. sad
NY is about the same, but we get way more snow from the Great Lakes
I bet. I have heard that the north east can get some nasty Winters.
@@HarrisGroupMT definitely
Hah. 31 below now
Nice! Didn't realize it was starting to warm up.
I live in San Diego, so it’s going to definitely be a temperature change when we move to Billings Montana.
Sounds like it's time to buy a good coat. 😆
We know a great Realtor in Billings. Let us know if you need one and we can get you connected.
@@HarrisGroupMT We already have one, her name is Victoria.
Awesome. Good luck with everything
@ Big Country...California, especially San Diego, has the best weather in the nation...don't go, lol.
@@blackie8083 We are actually getting some kind of spit rain today
I’m from Alberta and I’ve been to Missoula before 😊
That's awesome. How long ago did you visit Missoula?
@@HarrisGroupMT I’ve been there back in August 19 2009 😊
all above sounds nice hahaha
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Get used to living in MT or being there😂😂😂😂😂
Stay out of Montana.. please. Respect Montana if you visit.
Sorry everyone, Connor says you can't come here. Time to go home. Definitely respect the state when you visit though.
That's right
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STAY WHERE YOU ARE. DO NOT come up here
And just like that people stopped moving to Montana.
We can hope. Videos aren’t helping though. Let them stay in Ca, Wa and NY
You're cool with the other 46 states though?
Not if they bring their voting habits. Regardless, they are driving up the housing market so much that locals can’t afford to live here. Enough.
Just out of curiosity. Are you born and raised in MT?
You real estate agents need to find new jobs
What do you do for a living?