It's adjacent to the current one. Why in the world didn't they build a dome, given the lousy weather there? If they couldn't afford it, then why build a new one until they could? I know it shows their "toughness" like Green Bay, but it seems like a ridiculous waste of money.
OT a bit: Buffalo is building a new stadium
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I love it. Dome stadiums should be outlawed. Old school football on the frozen tundra. Huge home field advantage.
Almost all the stands will be covered.
Former in-laws are from Buffalo. The people still living in Buffalo don't give a rats *** about the weather. For people who have left or have visited during winter, lake effect snow sucks. We were there one winter, woke up with a warning that it was coming (like a tornado short notice). Mid morning, it was lovely and fun at 6 inches. Mid afternoon we headed to a cousins house....and it was well on its way to 18". It wasn't stopping much of anything.
So, I believe the people of Buffalo would never approve of a dome. They want insanity.
Oddly enough, one big reason is probably the added cost of the dome needing to to have the structural integrity to hold the literal feet of snow that would sit on top of it for most of the winter time (including the time way after the season is over) due to all the lake effect snow that piles up in that region.
So the irony is a big part of it is the weather is too bad there to build a dome economically. There are things that could potentially be done….like heating coils in the roof panels to instantly melt the snow, but again that costs money and requires a lot more maintenance and upkeep. Snow is a lot easier to manage when its on the ground.
Why would Buffalo build a dome for the Bills? They are currently curb stomping San Fransicko in the snow. Green Bay had their way with Miami in the cold on Thanksgiving. Cleveland beat Pittsburgh in the snow last Thursday. It’s a YUGE advantage.
Cleveland is proposing a domes stadium in a suburb of Cleveland. This stadium is proposed to have an all-glass roof. Good luck with that.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...um-for-2029-season-cleveland-mayor-announces/
In 2010, the Vikings stadium roof collapsed after 17 inches of snow was dumped on it during a blizzard.
I have a close friend who lives in Buffalo and is a die-hard Bills fan. He's at the game tonight. He wouldn't have it any other way.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...um-for-2029-season-cleveland-mayor-announces/
In 2010, the Vikings stadium roof collapsed after 17 inches of snow was dumped on it during a blizzard.
I have a close friend who lives in Buffalo and is a die-hard Bills fan. He's at the game tonight. He wouldn't have it any other way.
Actually it's not that bad. Buffalo snow load requirements are only 50 psf. While they do get big dumps of snow, it's pretty warm most of the time and the snow melts off rapidly. Syracuse has a higher snow load and they have had the carrier dome since 1980.
Snow loads don't get that high in the east because of the lack of elevation. Our snow load for new construction is currently 157 psf. I'm sure there are places in the sierras that get well over 200 psf. We don't get those big lake effect dumps, but I have had snow on my roof for a month. It will continue to pile up for the next 4-5 months before it melts off.
And I thought all that snow, buffalo killing, sledding, fly fishing in waders,
Canoeing down canyons, and snow tubing in the great northern hemisphere was the best
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