The Snowiest Colleges in America
In the midst of the “Polar Vortex”, some Americans are probably wishing for a little global warming.
However, many are experiencing just a little more winter “climate change” than others. Accuweather took a look at snowfall levels and rated the Top 10 Snowiest Colleges.
Unsurprisingly, Professor Jacobson’s Cornell University makes this list!
The second of the Ivys on the list, Cornell comes in as the eighth snowiest college in the U.S., with snowfall amounts nearing 65 inches every year.
Other schools include:
10. Dartmouth College (Hanover, N.H.)
9. University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks, Alaska)
7. Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
6. Southern New Hampshire University (Hooksett, N.H.)
5. University of Vermont (Burlington, Vt.)
4. University of Minnesota Duluth (Duluth, Minn.)
3. University at Buffalo (Buffalo, N.Y.)
2. University of Rochester (Rochester, N.Y.)
1. Syracuse University (Syracuse, N.Y.)
Interestingly, this explains why, when I had to choose between Cornell and University of California – San Diego for graduate school, my choice was:
Amount of snowfall: 0.0 inches.
Comments
Saracuse is not the top snow school.
This is from AccuWeather on January 14th..
1. Michigan Technological University
Topping the charts as the snowiest university in the U.S., located in Houghton, Mich., along Portage Lake, Michigan Technological University receives almost 200 inches of snow every year. However, there have been many years in which the school has exceeded this; in the winter of 2000-2001, the university received nearly 303 inches of snow.
By the way, MTU has over 200 inches already this year.
I would guess that Northern Michigan (in Marquette) and Lake Superior State (in Sault Ste. Marie) both get over 200 inches a year, as well.
This article is flawed.
When I was a student at Cornell in the 70’s, I recall a snow storm during spring finals [May something]. It was very difficult for me to drive out of the electrical engineering parking lot following the exam.
irusro is right. I spent 4 years at Michigan Tech and 9 years at the University of Alaska, and there is no comparison. Houghton Michigan gets far more snow than Fairbanks. The noteworthy thing about Fairbanks is that in the winter there is no wind, so you can find 6 inches of snow piled up on a clothes line.