Winter Guide

Rochester is blessed with four beautiful seasons, the best one being winter. Although located along Lake Ontario, there isn't that much lake effect snow as seen in places like Oswego. But Rochester gets a healthy amount to play with.

• Snow balls, find the golden one!
  

• Snow angels
  

• Snow men and women
  

• Snow sledding
  

• Snow skiing, downhill or cross country
  

• Snow boarding
  

• Snow wrestling
  

• Ice skating at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park

• Pedestrians can use the enclosed skyway downtown.
  

• Ice scrapers are a must for your vehicle. In a pinch, use a CD case or credit card.
  

• Shovel the sidewalk around your house if there's 3 inches or less of snow. It's the law. After 3 inches, then the City will help you out. If your sidewalk is more than 60" wide then you are in luck as the City is always responsible.
  

• Stop pushing snow from your driveway out onto the sidewalk. Jerk.
  

• Snowshoe.
  

• Ski to where you're going.
  

• If there is an ice storm try ice skating.
  

• Ride the bus and let somebody else drive.

• Go drinking.
  

• Go drinking.
  

• Write a poem.
  

• Buy some waterproof boots.
  

• Try an inside sport.
  

• Take a hot bath.

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2005-12-17 18:24:10   People still have cassette tapes? —MariahBetz

2005-12-17 22:21:24   I prefer to call it syes! —TobinFricke

2005-12-27 14:35:21   Come have a Very Wiki Holiday this Friday! Join your fellow contributors and celebrate whatever holiday you want! —FarMcKon

2011-11-23 20:40:10   There's still a Skyway downtown??? —Alex-C