What’s Missing in Maine Winters? The Snow

Maine Winters: A Love Affair with Snow

Here we are again, starting another Maine winter with no snow in sight. While the upcoming forecast promises rain, strong winds, and mild temperatures, the snow is nowhere to be found. What a lovely timeline we are living in.

Why Snow Is Essential to Maine's Identity

Honestly, who enjoys miserable, dreary, rainy winters? It's like living the worst weather day in late March over and over again. It's also just unnatural. Maine was built for snow. The state's terrain needs the snow. Without the natural insulation, everything just goes to hell.

Maine winters and snow go together like Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, Hall and Oates (before they hated each other), or West and Virginia. It's very difficult to have one without the other. And this is why I hate when I see Mainers continue to cheer for no snow.

I have zero patience for Mainers who hate a snowy winter. I'm not sure if you all know this, but Maine is located in the Northern Hemisphere. It's over 3,000 miles from the Equator. This means you have voluntarily chosen to live in a state that gets cold and messy when October comes around and typically lasts until mid-April—a state that is often covered with the white stuff for months.

So, if you all hate a snowy winter, why are you here? Why subject yourself to a climate that doesn't jive with your way of life? Are you just weather masochists?

Embrace the Snow: Be a True Mainer

I say embrace the snowy weather. It's what Maine should be. It helps define us. We are a rugged bunch who embrace anything thrown our way. That's why you should all want as much snow as humanly possible. You know how tough you look when you have to shovel a path? Could you imagine a bunch of pathetic Southern Californians attempting to survive in blizzard-like conditions?

Don't be like Southern Californians. Be a Mainer. Start praying to the snow gods because it's time for this state to get dumped on. Plus, I really want to cross-country ski. I get very bored on the weekends.