{"id":1094,"date":"2017-10-20T20:22:54","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T20:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fanhospitality.com\/blog\/?p=1094"},"modified":"2017-11-07T00:38:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T00:38:11","slug":"the-bone-chilling-cold-weather-expect-super-bowl-in-minneapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fanhospitality.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/20\/the-bone-chilling-cold-weather-expect-super-bowl-in-minneapolis\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bone-Chilling Cold You Can Expect at the Super Bowl in Minneapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Super Bowl countdown clock in Minneapolis is ticking away, with just over 100 days ’til the big game in the Twin Cities. While it\u2019s not technically an outdoor affair, fans will still have to brave the bone-chilling temperatures of Minnesota before arriving at the doors of the US Bank Stadium. And until they\u2019re in their seats<\/a> all cozied up alongside tens of thousands of other fans, they\u2019ll have to bundle up against the weather of one of America’s coldest cities<\/a>.
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Photo Credit: Flickr, Tony Webster<\/a>, Snowy Stevens Square, Minneapolis<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Just so you have some meteorological background on wintertime in the #boldnorth<\/a> – that\u2019s literally the hashtag for this Super Bowl – the average February temperatures in Minnesota are not anywhere above freezing. We\u2019re talking temps between 10 and 25 degrees Fahrenheit. And the city gets around 50 inches of snow each year. Yeah, you read that right.\u00a0<\/span>It\u2019s almost constantly cloudy the whole month too, so don\u2019t count on any sun to warm you up.<\/span><\/p>\n

Oh, and the record low temperature for the city stands at -41\u00ba so anything<\/em> is possible. During the winters, the city is subjected to arctic winds, and that\u2019s not a euphemism. ARCTIC. WINDS. From Canada. From the Great White North. From the tundra. This weather is no joke!<\/p>\n

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Bring your puffy coats, snow pants, scarves, boots, and winter hats. All of them. No really. If you\u2019re not from a state state that “does” winter, you\u2019ll probably have to layer all of the warm clothes that you own<\/em> in order to survive the walk from the parking lot to the stadium.<\/p>\n

The last big game to be held in a \u201ccold-weather city\u201d was the 2014 Super Bowl in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Unlike this year\u2019s Super Bowl, the teams actually played that game outdoors despite the possibility of terrible winter weather. (They even put a snowflake in the Super Bowl 48 logo.) Fortunately for fans and players, the weather that day was pretty mild – a balmy 49 degrees – but the event narrowly missed a snowstorm that struck just hours after the game. Still, it shut up all those naysayers who thought the whole thing was a terrible idea.<\/p>\n

Luckily for fans who\u2019ll be braving the potentially inhospitable weather of Minnesota this year, the $1-billion-dollar US Bank Stadium boasts a translucent roof that lets in natural light but keeps out any snow or rain… or sleet… or wind\u2026 You get the idea.<\/p>\n

But for those who say that holding the Super Bowl in any cold-weather city is dumb, history shows us you never really know what the weather is gonna do anywhere<\/em>. Heck, the week before Super Bowl 45<\/a>, it snowed almost four inches in Dallas and fans were injured by chunks of falling ice. And while Atlanta<\/a> has been deemed the NFL city with \u201cthe best weather,\u201d the last time they hosted a Super Bowl, it snowed the weekend of the game. There were hundreds of wrecks, travel delays, and Saturday’s team practices were interrupted.<\/p>\n

But football experts<\/a> argue that the NFL and the weather are both national obsessions for the same reason: we have no control over them. But man, we’re good at complaining.<\/p>\n

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Despite the roof over this year’s event, some [negative Nancys] argue that the quintessential Super Bowl experience is being ruined because it’s about\u00a0more<\/em> than just game-day. Many folks book a few extra nights to hang out in the host city too. They don\u2019t want the frigid temps, a super high chance of snow, and slippery sidewalks during their precious time off.<\/p>\n

This year’s game won\u2019t be the sunny vacay that lots of fans hope to combine with their Super Bowl tickets and tailgates. It won\u2019t be a beach-slash-football getaway. No warm afternoons strolling the sandy shores of Florida or getting drunk on Bourbon Street in jean shorts. The naysayers claim this is shorting fans of the total package.<\/p>\n

(And yes, Minneapolis actually beat out New Orleans as one of the last cities in the running to host Super Bowl 52. Ya see, the Vikings have this brand new expensive stadium and everybody thinks that\u2019s what cast the deciding vote. Plus New Orleans has done this thing like ten times already.)<\/p>\n

Instead football fans will be vacationing in the Mini Apple come February. It’s a place\u00a0the downers<\/a>\u00a0describe as cold and dreary and what the experts call a \u201chigh chance of precipitation of all forms.\u201d But you know what?!<\/p>\n

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Sorry, this will not be your #superbowlvacationviewz<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Don\u2019t listen to them. The City of Lakes (That You Won\u2019t Be Able To Swim In So Don\u2019t Even Think About It) is sure to welcome you with open arms and chilly temps this February. And no, you won\u2019t be dining al fresco or sipping drinks on the sand, but that\u2019s not what the Super Bowl is about. Ignore the haters, because you can still have beers and walleye sandwiches alongside fellow fans in a warm tavern bundled up like Kevin McCallister (who, by the way, also made the best of not going to Florida for his vacation).<\/p>\n

Yeah, it’s going to be freezing. Literally.<\/p>\n

But look on the bright side. Twenty-five years ago when Minneapolis last hosted the Super Bowl, there was a hilariously bad winter-themed halftime show<\/a>.\u00a0It brought together a barrage of snowflake dancers, inflatable snowmen, a marching band, and a rap called \u201cDo the Frosty.\u201d It was incredibly hokie and entirely wholesome. So w<\/span>e can only hope that somebody up there will put together a contemporary version of this absurd halftime concept and revamp it for 2018. H<\/span>ey, with a little more celebrity and firepower, it could be incredible!\u00a0Fingers crossed, anyway. <\/span><\/p>\n

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If you’re still<\/em> not convinced about the idea of a cold weather Super Bowl, there’s of course the less-nuanced argument that if you – as the diehard fan we assume you are – can\u2019t suck it up, put on your snow pants, and make the trek to a covered stadium to watch your team play, you don\u2019t deserve to be there.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s go, #boldnorth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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