[asdff]

I'd say from knowing people who live in boston and chicago the answer is actually mostly not. Especially in boston snowstorms are typically catastrophic and shut down life until they are cleared out which might be quite a long time.

[jefftk]

I live in Boston, and would not describe snowstorms as catastrophes that you just wait out. The plows are out right away, and only every few years is there a blizzard bad enough that they'll require people to stay home.

[mprovost]

I wonder how much this is going to change now that so many people have figured out that they can work from home at least part of the time. First it starts with snowstorms, then maybe we'll see less traffic on rainy days...

[InitialLastName]

I suspect this is a reflection of availability bias; the only snowstorms you hear about from the people you know in Boston are the ones that are catastrophic and shut down life (which do happen occasionally, but the same could be said of hurricanes in Florida).

[whimsicalism]

Strong disagree - Boston & Cambridge are exceptionally effective at returning life to normal within hours on a snowy day.

Many sidewalks are quickly scooped up by paid workers too.