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gung-hoeddie wrote:do you ever get any snow DA?

I seem to recall that part of the Andes mountain range is in Chile isn't it? That's snowy

My knowledge of the outside world and all other living things is as bad as yours Eddie, don't worry. My advice is to cut and paste stuff from the internet and everyone will think you are clever, like me.

For example:
Chile, within its borders hosts at least seven major climatic subtypes, ranging from desert in the north, to alpine tundra and glaciers in the east and south east, humid subtropical in Easter Island, Oceanic in the south and Mediterranean climate in central Chile.

There, you see, I just knew that off the top of my head.

I awoke to find this, this morning.. After 10 minutes of digging, I eventually found my car in this pile of snow.

Shaunyboy wrote:

gung-hoeddie wrote:do you ever get any snow DA?

I seem to recall that part of the Andes mountain range is in Chile isn't it? That's snowy

My knowledge of the outside world and all other living things is as bad as yours Eddie, don't worry. My advice is to cut and paste stuff from the internet and everyone will think you are clever, like me.

For example:
Chile, within its borders hosts at least seven major climatic subtypes, ranging from desert in the north, to alpine tundra and glaciers in the east and south east, humid subtropical in Easter Island, Oceanic in the south and Mediterranean climate in central Chile.

There, you see, I just knew that off the top of my head.

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i also knew this from off the top of my head

http://www.chileanski.com/

gung-hoeddie wrote:your going to have to be the local bum i'm afraid jaye, i've already taken the idiot spot, how much snow fall do you get Monkfish? we come to a stand still here if we get half an inch of snow.

A big fall can bring 2 foot of snow in one go, and then Sod's Law causes it to pile much higher against the back door and the car. In the mid season (mid February) we can get 3 big falls in a week, which brings the place to a standstill for half a day, maybe a day if it's really bad.

We have to plan where to pile snow because between now and the start of March temperatures stay below zero, so there's no melt. The only months I've not seen it snow here are June to September, but it's only a matter of time.

Snow eh? Well we are back in bushfire season here and the lead balloon is going up. We have had some fires already, 4 houses destroyed in southern NSW day before yesterday. It hit 42 degree's in Melbourne, that day.

By contrast here are 2 pics of NZ taken 2 weeks ago. Including the first time my son has seen snow. He looked at me and said "Its not all fluffy dad". The southern Alps are pretty much snow capped all year round.

Chopper, will your son's mates believe he's seen snow in summer, let alone at all?

The Southern Alps look formidable in that second pic. Was it taken from the air or a high peak?

Monkfish wrote:Chopper, will your son's mates believe he's seen snow in summer, let alone at all?

Nah, they don't comprehend snow at all

Monkfish wrote:The Southern Alps look formidable in that second pic. Was it taken from the air or a high peak?

From air by my smarty pants daughter, flying between Queenstown and Christshurch. 45 degree's south. Mt Cook usually kills a few tourists every year as they try and climb it. Not a good idea in Winter. The Alps are bloody incredible and the centre piece for The Lord of the Rings. Hardly touched with CGI at all. That's what makes me homesick, Aussie is soooooo flat. I want to get over to The Swiss Alps for a gander and also to the Scottish Highlands (and distilleries ). The Swiss Alps dwarf the Southern Alps. Mt Cook is 3,700 meters and Monte Rosa is 4,500 meters while Aussies Mount Kosciuszko is a tiny 2,200 meters. Goodness Scafell Pike is only 980 meters. I didn't realise England was so flat. I've learned something, yea.

How far south do you have to go before you run out of snow in the UK in Winter? Spain?

Chopper wrote:[

How far south do you have to go before you run out of snow in the UK in Winter? Spain?

Probably about Dundee! We get very little snow here. The Angus Glens / Grampians are about a 40 minute drive from here for some decent snow. It picks up again in the Borders, then the hilly bit in England.

we get a fair amount in the Cotswolds each year, at least once a year.

England's got lots of hills, just not many mountains. there's the Penines, the Cotswolds, the Chilterns, Malvern Hills, Quantocks, Mendips and (apart from the Penines) most of them are down here in the West Country. plenty of sledging slopes!