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Re: Visiting NY or Quebec in winter Posted on: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 15:50:19 GMT

On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 15:45:04 GMT, sechumlib
wrote:
>What do you mean by "NY"? NY City or NY State? It DOES make a difference.
>
>I live in NY State, about halfway between NY City and Montreal. The
>winter weather here can be BRUTAL, but that doesn't mean it always is.
>The problem is that no one can predict in advance what the weather is
>going to be like on any given days in February, or even in April.
>
>Most likely, you will find lots of snow on the ground in upstate NY and
>in Canada. NY City is more questionable. The roads between the two will
>be passable UNLESS you're in the middle of a snowstorm, or just after it
>ends. But there isn't going to be much chance to "discover the
>countryside". Moreover, some places you might want to see will be closed.
>
>The same applies to the Boston and Quebec areas. In addition, you're not
>going to have a very scenic drive from NY City to Boston and it's too
>far from NY City to Quebec (city), unless you want to spend around two
>days on the road.
>
>I'd suggest that you come in May.

Thanks - I mean NY City. I suppose you are correct it would be better
to come in May. I guess that there won't be any/much snow left in May?
Is it possible to visit NY City, Montreal and "the countryside" during
10-14 days, or is it better to focus just on NY City or Montreal and
its surroundings during such a stay?