Amen. I've lived in Syracuse all my life, and and the worst time I've ever had driving in snow has been in Ohio and Pennsylvania. I once drove to Columbus 3 days after a snowstorm, the highways were a sheet of washborard ice for a good 30 miles into town and after getting off the highway the world was slush over frozen Ice, and the storm was only like 10 inches. When I arrived at my destination, I jokingly asked "what are they waiting for it to melt?" and was kind of frightened by the answer of yes. The Syracuse airport is typically closed for about 24 hours total each winter and rarely for more than an hour at a time (the airport being home to the world's largest snowplow helps). During northeast storms, planes are routinely diverted to Syracuse when other airports close. And if you're flying out, you never have to be concerned with the local weather, it's always the airport at the other end of the trip that you need to worry about.