Move away pls

I see a few errors. After being in the service for 6 years and then7 in law enforcement I was finally able to move back in 1976. I have experienced a lot colder winters than you mentioned and I got along just fine with a two wheel droce passenger car that was equipped with winter tires. I can't count how many 4 wheel drive vehicles I passed in a ditch. Just drive according to the weather conditions. After over 45 years in the valley I sold my home and moved to a small town in the western part of the state because Bozeman no longer felt like Montana with all of the subdivisions being built on what was some excellent farm land and with all of the traffic on roads that can't handle it. It's so sad to see wehat has happened to such a beautiful area.

Steps to moving to Montana: Step 1: Reconsider Please stop infecting our state. It is being ruined.

GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN WINTER IS WICKED AND HARD AND LONG OH MY

Like any other place

I used to live in Bozeman before it got overdeveloped..Can't imagine living there now

The ones that do not do thier research, deserve what they experience!

I lived in Montana when I was a kid. My dad answered an ad for a ranch hand, and moved the whole family from Ohio, out to a ranch in the middle of God's country. I don't remember winter, so I assume Mom didn't make it a year. Mom wanted out when she witnessed two tornados fly over the the fields--while we were living in a trailer. I remember the irrigation: big, tripods, walking through the fields, and raging ditches frothing with fast water on either side of the roads. There was cactus growing in the fields, creeks to play in, a sandstone hill we were constantly digging in, and more than kids could do in a day. Mom said winters could be bad, because at the time it was policy not to treat the roads for snow and ice. They just told people to stay home. Most people took that advice.

🤣 Yeah..If you're living in Bozeman, you can probably afford six pair of boots.

She showed Yellowstone I think with the poisonous water!?!? Hot springs are well known. Those springs are only hot because of the Lava dome that is under Yellowstone!

Better be rich moving to Montana. Not a lot of jobs. Lived in Great Falls for 2 years and winters were mostly easy. January and February would often bring 50s F temps!! Forget about having ice skating rinks, as the ice will not last.

Im a cold weather person. I love the long winter nights, snow and cold dont bother me at all. Montana seems like an ideal place for me to move to, but my current life situations wont allow me to do that without help and alot of planning.

Born and raised in Bozeman...They have completely ruined Bozeman. Looks like hip Cali. I had to move away.

And when Montana thinks it's cold Alaska has been looking down laughing

The really big information is , WE DONT WANT YOU HERE ..STAY THE H*** OUT ..

Really its nice to experience growth. It increases land value, brings in money for county/state/city, brings business with it, workers, more funding for schools. I see so many people are like DON'T COME HERE! I think that's terrible outlook very much so if your family has roots in a area. I know what it's like to live in a city that has big population drop from stagnant leadership and no change, and the decent families moving out... trust me its not good. I lived for years in Huntington/Charleston WV area as a teen and young adult. The population in that area lost over 20,000 people in just 20 years, it was losing 1,000 people per year basically. Businesses shut down, people were out of work, prostitutes begin popping up everywhere downtown areas, drugs swept through, people were basically waiting on educated or wealthy family's to sweep through to change the course of the ship and it never happened.

Hi there! is -9 the coldest it gets?

It's cold....very very cold!

I was born in Livingston, grew up in Bozeman, moved to California and then came back home. Bozeman traffic can be worse than L.A., especially in the summer and especially in the downtown area. Native Montanans are tough. I've never experienced a snow day. I walked from the old high school to the Bogart Grove area--no matter what. We just deal with the weather. It is a beautiful place to live but it isn't paradise.

I believe Sheldon showed us why not to move to Bozeman. :)-

There are things to like and not like about Bozeman. I hope realtors paint a realistic picture of it, and people considering moving may only see part of what it is like by doing research online. The biggest problem Bozeman has is growth and the problems that come with that. Traffic issues, high cost of housing, litter, some cram and jam housing and more. I hope people also talk about the problems with breathing wildfire smoke and how hard a winter can be. This winter Bozeman was at minus 43 and that wasn’t wind chill. More snow means more snow clearing, less sun and more dangerous roads. The roads in Bozeman aren’t clear of snow like you may see in the East. You can be driving on ice. , snow and in some places snow ruts and holes. It is common for people to run red lights and sometimes stop signs. We lost a teacher or long ago to that. There is much good to Bozeman, but some realtors- if not all won’t show the area or people who are struggling to live here. Trying to sell Montana homes or land to outsiders may only make affordability and other things worse for those living here. It takes time in Bozeman to see problems that you likely won’t see on a realtor video.

I love the gallatin highway!

As far as east coasters we have snow days due to safety. We drive on the roads and walk around in the snow just like you but we have a higher standards of safety (and we don't feel like spending 10,000 extra dollars on a truck to deal with the snow-btw a Subaru barely helps in Montana). We deal with the same amount of snow but we empower ourselves to shovel our sidewalks and salt our roads! I was raised to get up and shovel at 5am since as early as I can remember. If you don't shovel or salt you go to jail or get sued as you should (see next paragraph). I meant someone in Bozeman the other day who fell and hit their head and said they have never been the same!! I've seen at least four people in casts this week!! This doesn't happen on the east coast because we all take the responsibility to deal with the roads. I counted 7 accidents here in two days! (not including stories I've heard of people driving off the road at work). On the east coast I have been in worse storms. We don't take our lives for granted and MOST IMPORTANTLY we don't let 6 inches of ice accumulate under the snowfall to save tax money! The businesses in Bozeman don't do anything! Expect to get hurt! I'm not exaggerating. They think plowing is one pass across the parking lot! lol. They do not plow down to the surface. Wear spikes, I'm a very agile person and I can't imagine what some people would have to deal with in the winter. *Most importantly, as someone who has lived all over country and lived in colder and more dangerous states...STUDS, SNOWTIRES, 4 WHEEL DRIVE are a joke. Don't ever depend on those things! They are mildly beneficial. To be safe. Drive safe. That's it. Don't think some old fashion technology will save you. 4 wheel drive will help you get unstuck but it will not prevent you from wrapping your Subaru around a tree like someone did in Bozeman last week. Studs and snow tires don't do much when it snows heavily they are a minor help. Bozeman is a solid place if you have the wherewithal to deal with this in the winter. I have friends that think this sounds exciting!! So go Bozeman!!