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Gun2TheHead t1_j5nhk3x wrote

I'm a 36y.o male (straight) also looking to meet new people, I don't drink but I do enjoy adventures and have pretty solid life advice when people need it. Hmu?

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mydrivec t1_j5n6ack wrote

If you are in Newport, you will see a lot less snow overall year to year. Near the water, you can expect warmer temps into fall (and later leaf changes) due to the relatively warmer water. In the spring, inland will see far warmer temps in early spring than Newport due to the cold (relatively) water.

Towns like Newport and Narragansett typically are affected more by what storms they get. We are in Northern RI and our town has 3 or 4 highway snow plows. I think the south coast of RI towns have a few pickups with a plow. Big difference. The Worcester MA "snow belt" extends down to Smithfield RI or so...this is where the big snow is in Southern NE.

https://www.almanac.com/what-are-snowiest-cities-us

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Mrsericmatthews t1_j5n1wuo wrote

Very thorough! Second most of this. Especially sledding. But you can also find pro snow tubing at Wachusetts if you're up for a half day trip and have the $30 - if I'm remembering correctly, they bring you up with a rope tow.

I will say I've never owned snow tires and haven't had any issue, even during my several years in Western MA where we had considerably more snow. But if you can afford them/have that expendable income, they are helpful.

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Significant_Change14 t1_j5mpi7n wrote

We are below the normal seasonal snow amount so far this winter in RI. This happened about 7 years ago, and we ended up with high snow totals after getting several big storms. The weather is fickle here. We got 24” on April 1st about 30 years ago. If you do get enough snow in Newport I recommend sledding at Fort Adams on inflatable tubes. It’s a nice hill overlooking the harbor.

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