One early-morning buzz around snow-topped Mount Kenya later, we landed near a glacial lake for a bracing bit of fly-fishing.
But in the example of snow retention, evenly spacing both rate-of-fall and rate-of-residence-in-the-clouds values will give different distributions of result.
In early February a classic snow-machine race, the 2, 000-mile Iron Dog, was cancelled for the first time in its 20-year history.
According to the National Weather Service, scattered snow showers in Vail -- home to one of the nation's best-known ski areas -- were expected to linger into Monday evening.
He always wore snow-white T-shirts, black pants and black penny loafer shoes, and as he blithely dog-cussed his brother he bent over, took off one loafer and dumped several neatly folded bills into his hand.
Next week, if all goes according to plan, a small mountain of snow will be melted, repeatedly sterilised and then injected in a high-pressure stream of near-boiling water to clear a bore-hole through the two miles of the ice-sheet.
Duties are legally enforceable, and although they vary from state to state - in Minneapolis, they include keeping the pavement outside one's house free from snow - the idea is basically that the benefits of the citizen-government relationship must be a two-way street.
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The 11-minute ride is well worth it for the snow-capped mountain views (from both the lift and the restaurant) and the comfort food brunch- and lunch-only menu, which includes a wild Pacific salmon sampler, prepared tartare, smoked and candied, and eggs Benedict on toasted brioche topped with avocado hollandaise.
While millions will see snow -- including Chicago, where 3 to 7 inches of snow and sleet are expected by Wednesday morning -- rain may rule for the next few days in parts of the Southeast.
They have sub-zero temperatures to contend with, howling winds and snow, and the only source of meat on the horizon -- a pack of timber wolves -- has its own ideas about the pecking order on the food chain.
Snow, ice, rain and sleet have affected many parts of the county, with 2-5cm (1-2in) of snow expected later and up to 5-10cm (2-4in) on high ground.
Heavy snow - reaching up to 20cm on higher ground - was forecast for the worst-hit areas, along with a number of yellow "be aware" warnings across the rest of the country.
It's a strangely Snow White-esque moment that unfolds minutes after we set up our gear in the conference room of the Leadership Development Center -- a drab, unassuming office space in the middle of Colorado Springs' Peterson Air Force Base that serves as a training facility for 11 months out of the year.
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Konyukhov says that Russia's snow-burnished waterways most resemble those of Canada, which is a popular sailing destination -- particularly among the Nordic and Japanese.
Braving grizzly bears and subzero temperatures, he searches the snow-covered wilderness for days before finally finding his quarry and making his kill, one of only four permit-holders to do so.
This snow-capped volcano, scarcely visible behind a veil of mist, was Professor Lidenbrock's destination - the mountain where an ancient riddle spoke of a crater at the summit that leads to the centre of the Earth.
The Met Office has issued yellow warnings advising people to "be aware" of more snow in parts of Wales, south-west England, north-west England, and eastern and north-eastern Scotland on Wednesday evening.
Estonia now sees itself as a solidly Nordic country, yet its snow-clad neighbour, Latvia, needed an IMF-led bail-out.
In a windswept, snow-dusted forest clearing, three siblings bury their eight-month-old brother.
We'd initially hoped to leave the Toughbook sitting on a pile of snow for a half-hour, but an early spring thaw left us looking for another option -- provided by a chest freezer that was operating a few degrees below 0 Fahrenheit.
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Sauntering across endless prairies, with snow-speckled mountains in the distance, was profoundly peaceful, and the old-fashioned physical work remarkably satisfying.
Well I was sitting on the couch, by Dalton's snow-draped grass, I just thought I'd sat on some bubble-wrap and popped it with my... weight!
After making eight runs without hitting an ice spot or heavy snow section, and two dig-outs from face plants, I am ready to return to our womb-like boat, where sheepskin booties await.
The surface of this snow-white moon is riven with cracks - dubbed tiger stripes - at its south pole.
We drive to a snow-speckled plateau halfway up one of his favourite peaks, the witch-hatted Romsdalshorn.
Baku itself frequently runs out of water, despite the snow-capped Caucasus mountains a couple of hours' drive to the north-west.
Snow fell overnight in Scotland - where temperatures were -15C (5F) in places - in north Wales and northern England.
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One-hundred-and-two holes have been dug so far and 1, 100 measurements have been made of ice thickness, snow density and other features - data deemed vital by scientists evaluating the future of the Arctic sea-ice.
Not to mention the snow-capped peaks, bell-clad cows and open-air cable cars of Swiss fantasies.
It comes after about 3in (8cm) of snow fell in Norfolk and Suffolk on Monday morning, with parts of the East Midlands, south-east England, north-east England, south-west Scotland, Lothian and the Borders and Yorkshire and the Humber also affected.
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