WINTERTIME PROBS AT MSP.

Narrative

ON VECTORS FOR ILS RWY 11R MSP AT XX45 CST DOWNWIND. APCH CTL ADVISED RWY WILL CLOSE AT XX00 FOR SNOW REMOVAL. (RWY 11R BRAKING FAIR TO POOR; 11000 FT LONG. RWY 11L BRAKING POOR AND 8200 FT LONG). ASK APCH TO GET US IN ON RWY 11R BEFORE ON THE HR -- CAN'T DO IT -- MUST USE RWY 11L. THE ARPT AUTHORITY SHOULD CLOSE AND WORK ON WORST RWY FIRST! 4 MI FINAL TO RWY 11L TWR ADVISED: 'CLRED TO LAND; WIND 010/16; BRAKING POOR; AND CAUTION WAKE TURB B-757 TO DEP PRIOR TO YOUR ARR.' WE ARE FLYING MANAGED AIRSPD 'GNDSPD MINI' 160 KIAS; VREF 140 KIAS. I COMMENTED TO CTLR THAT; GIVEN THE SIT; I DID NOT THINK IT WAS GOOD JUDGEMENT TO PUT B-757 IN POS -- IF HE TOOK OFF AND WE HAD TO GAR (IMC) THERE WAS A GOOD POSSIBILITY FOR A COLLISION. AT 3 NM FINAL HE TOLD 757 TO CLR RWY -- 757 WANTED TO TKOF. TOLD HIM TO CLR AGAIN. AT APPROX 1 NM SAW 757 CLRING RWY. WE LANDED. BRAKING VERY POOR. USED MAX REVERSE AND BRAKING TO STOP BY END OF RWY. REVERSE THRUST CAUSED SNOW TO BE DRAWN INTO AIR CONDITIONING. FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED AT 50 KTS 'FOG OR SMOKE' IN CABIN. FO QUICKLY EXPLAINED SIT TO FLT ATTENDANTS WITH SNOW AND REVERSE. MEANWHILE TWR CALLING TO SEE IF WE WERE CLR OF RWY. I COULD NOT ANSWER TRYING TO STOP AND CLR RWY; FO. TALKING TO FLT ATTENDANTS. AFTER CLR OF THE RWY I ANSWERED TWR ON HIS FOURTH OR FIFTH CALL. EXPLAINED TO GND THE SIT. WROTE COMPANY SAFETY RPT. MAKES ME WANT TO RETIRE! THIS ARPT MAKES A HABIT OF DEPARTING ACFT ON SAME RWY WHEN YOU ARE ON SHORT FINAL (IMC AND VMC) CREATING SAFETY PROBS (B- 747; DC-10'S; ETC).