Questions tagged [snow]
Area of tourism including winter sports, or experience of different climate, and nature sight-seeing. There is a separate tag for [winter-sports].
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Slovenian Alps: actual snow, temperature and weather reports and mesurements, webcameras
I wonder if there are some hydrometeorological data for actual snow in Slovenian Alps (Triglav and other Julian and Kamnik–Savinja Alps). Something like:
Graphs how much snow is on certain areas (e.g....
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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 ...
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Snow on the Yukon roads in summer
I am planning a trip in Yukon during the summer (July to September) and I wonder what I can expect in terms of road conditions and what specific equipment (for the car) I would need.
I found out that ...
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Is it snowing in Moscow in January/February 2020?
There have been some reports that Moscow has seen the warmest winter this season (2019/2020) and that "fake snow" had to be brought in! Is this true? Has the situation changed? If we're planning to ...
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Hokkaido in late November -- hiking, not skiing
We're planning to travel to Japan for the last week of November and the first week of December, and the current plan is to go to Hokkaido for the first week, then Tohoku for the second one. We're ...
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What are Hotels on Salt Lake City Trax Light Rail?
Going to SLC in late Feb for snowboarding. Looking at staying in Murray, downtown and South Salt Lake so closer to resorts (Alta, Brighton, etc).
How do I find out what hotels are walkable to light ...
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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 ...
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Where near Melbourne Victoria Australia can I see snow without needing chains?
I want to take the kids to see the snow but I don't want to stay overnight and Ideally, I want them to have a play but without having to be too involved such as getting chains on the car or staying ...
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How to visit Colorado mountains during the winter without driving through unsafe road conditions to get to the transit service?
I will be taking a winter road trip and as part of that road trip, I'd like to see the mountains of Colorado. I've seen them in the fall, but would love to experience them in Winter. The car I will ...
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Predicting the snow line in the French Alps [closed]
I'll be trekking in and around the French Alps in the end of April (around the time the snow is melting). A lot of the trails are going to be snowy at this time, especially above 1000m
I'm not ...
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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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What is the recommended route from Salt Lake to PHX in winter weather?
There is snow in the forecast and I was scheduled to drive from SLC to PHX on Saturday, but now I may have to leave today. What is the recommended route in these conditions?
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Driving around Banff, Canada in late December
I'm planning on driving in late December 2017 around the Banff/Lake Louise/Golden area. (Nothing too crazy in terms or roads or conditions, sticking to main roads where possible, checking the weather ...
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Is snow a significant risk for a Wyoming-Montana road trip in early October?
Being from the Midwest, I'm not fluent in all the snow in the mountains. I had initially planned a trip for Wyoming to Montana; but was encouraged to re-think that because of the weather.
If snow is ...
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Snowiest places in Germany?
Which cities have the highest chance of snow in Germany? I've heard that Berlin snows every once in a while but on average what are the snowiest places in Germany?