You won't need a guide to do day walks (or overnight walks), unless you're going
into snowy places (places like Tongariro Alpine Crossing would be best with a guide if it's still snowy there).
Living in
a snowy place, I'm sure you sometimes put boots or gloves there, right?
For those of you who live in really cold /
snowy places... what have I missed and what items can't you live without?
For people who want to know more about snow crystals, Libbrecht has simple advice: Get yourself to
a snowy place and look up.
I do see your point of having a love / hate relationship with this white stuff, I guess I can only fully comprehend it when I visit or stay in
a snowy place.
I went to university in one of
the snowiest places in the US (it's usually in the top 3), Rochester, NY.
While very remote, Iqaluit is
a snowy place where a small group of thousands of people and dogs live.
As one of
the snowiest places in Japan, it is only recently that the roads have been able to stay open during the winter months.
Oneida County (especially northern Oneida County) sees more than 200 ″ of snow per year on average and is one of
the snowiest places east of the Rockies.
Wolf Creek Pass is
the snowiest place in Colorado and receives the most snow during December.
Erie, Pennsylvania, is a snow lover's dream come true — the city itself is one of
the snowiest places in the US, with an average snowfall of 88 inches a year.