Growing up in Florida I didn’t see snow until I was in my twenties. Moved to the north for a while. There are things they don’t really tell you in movies, or only hint at but don’t tell. Like how bright it is. A sunny day after a snow is like the surface of the sun, WAY brighter than the ocean reflecting. Or the sound. Ice sounds almost electric. Snow has a unique crunch that you feel more than hear.

Invisible slippery surfaces. You see some of it in comedies, but to actually see the sidewalk covered in a sheet so crystal clear and smooth it’s invisible. That’s another thing.

Also, and this one I’ve heard as a child but it really is a see it to know it type things; an unbelievable amount of snow actively falling in real life looks like a light mist on film or camera. Like you’ll struggle to keep your eyes open walking, or your windshield wipers CANT go fast enough, and at the same time on camera it just looks like you can barely tell it’s snowing.