Area of tourism including winter sports, or experience of different climate, and nature sight-seeing. There is a separate tag for [winter-sports].
Questions tagged [snow]
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Are non-Muslims allowed to build snowmen in Saudi Arabia and similar countries?
I recently read Saudi Arabia 'fatwa over building of snowmen'. A religious scholar issued a fatwa (which merely means legal opinion) against the building of snowmen, or snow models of animals (such as snow camels). Later in the article, it states…
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Cheapest destination for a white Christmas starting from Sydney?
What is the cheapest destination for a white Christmas, starting from Sydney?
To narrow this down:
we should be reasonably assured of snow on or around Christmas (say 90% chance)
it should be in a country that celebrates Christmas (doesn't need to…
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Snowfall at sea level closest to the equator?
My question is simple. Which is the place closest to Equator, in any country, where has snowfall occured? By that I mean snowfall only at sea level - mountains are excluded.
I can't find anything myself on the internet with reliable sources. In…
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Japan's snow road: Where is it and when to visit?
In the Internet I found interesting pictures about Japan's snow road. It seems that there are at least 10 meters of snow on this road.
Unfortunately I couldn't find out where in Japan this road is located, and when one should visit it, to find the…
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Solo driving in Iceland in late March
I'm from San Francisco and am planning to visit Iceland March 22nd - 31st. My goal is to do a lot of photography at Vík and Jökulsárlón. I decided to rent a car instead of joining tour groups. I am planning on rending a small 2WD rental car with…
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In 1 inch (2.5 cm) of snow, would Amtrak be much faster than a bus?
Traveling from Boston to New York Tuesday night. Light snow forcasted.
(What speed would a bus drive? MPH.
What speed would a train ride? MPH)
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Choosing a snowy destination in Europe for travel by train
What regions are easily reachable by train from the Netherlands and are (almost) sure to have snow in winter? I'm trying to avoid skiing areas as those are crowded, expensive, sold out and geared towards skiing.
We are just looking to have some time…
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Do I have to expect snow at 3900 meters above sea level during summer?
I'm planning to climb a high mountain during end of May, beginning of June, in the Yosemite National Park. The mountain is around 3900 meters above sea level. In Switzerland, I would expect that there will be snow on the top, except maybe during…
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Where was this photograph taken?
What is the location of this mountain?
View from more above:
The source youtube video (Since it is a live stream, the short video clip won't necessarily be shown again)
I also asked the question on the following other platforms:…
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Easily accessible snow in Nepal
I'm planning to go to Nepal around November, December. Can I know of some places where we can stay and experience considerable snow, but that place has to be a village or town with regular transport to Kathmandu or another major city. From my search…
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Catching snow in Southern California
We are in Southern California now and have a day to kill (in the 1st week of Dec). What we want is to experience snow before we return to warmer climates. One option we have is Big Bear (which is just 2 hours drive). My question is, is it possible…
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Are there open air hot springs in natural settings in the mountains of Georgia (the country)?
After we had our first snow here in Tbilisi a few days ago and then chatting with a Japanese friend online I started to wonder...
I know Georgia has no shortage of mountains or natural mineral water springs or snow, but I don't know if some of them…
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Can 'Snow in a can' be checked in luggage for a flight?
Bizarre question I know, but I'm traveling to Australia from Canada and want to bring snow in a can for the tree as you can't buy any there. The product is non flammable however is an aerosol can. I hear all international (large) planes are…
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Where can I find out the current snow depth in Iceland?
Is there a website that reports the current snow depth across Iceland? I'm after a site with similar detail to the question in this answer about Norway.
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Snow fall this Christmas near Hong Kong?
What is the nearest place from Hong Kong (within Mainland China) where one could see snowfall around Christmas?
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