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On a lot of the Alaskan coverage you will be able to see tall, snow covered mountains.
The North end of the Dalton Highway features a flat and snowy landscape and an overcast sky. A small ridge of hills can be seen to the west of the highway in certain spots.
Andorran snow poles are made out of wood and can have a variety of colours on them.
Andorra has a lot of Generation 2 snow trekkers, especially on ski resorts.
NOTE: Other countries have snow trekkers as well, but Andorra has the highest amount for its size.
Most of Antarctica is covered in snow and ice.
Half Moon Island was covered by a tripod. It can also be recognized by the numerous other people in red jackets.
Cuverville Island can be recognised by the overcast weather combined with the coastline to the northwest. You’ll also see a decent number of penguins, particularly toward the east.
Danco Island can be recognised by the beautiful sunset coverage over a snowy fjord.
Petermann Island can be recognized by the layer of snow with patches of exposed rocks, and the overexposed camera.
A vast, snowy landscape with spread out hills can be seen south of McMurdo station.
This snow coverage is found on the eastern RP25 in eastern Santa Cruz.
Melting snow coverage is seen on the eastern RN293 close to the Chilean border in southwestern Santa Cruz.
These snowy mountains to the north can only be found in Ushuaia.
NOTE: Ushuaia is the southernmost city of Argentina and the province capital of Tierra del Fuego.
Ruta 1 between Machacamarca and Guindal runs through an arid landscape where you will often see patches of snow on the hilltops, and sometimes even next to the road. Weather conditions range from cloudy to fully overcast, lending this coverage a gloomy look.
The aforementioned road can be regionguessed even more precisely. See the next two tips.
This antenna with unpeeled tape at the top, resulting in a bulkier antenna tip, can be found in the Varna Province. Coverage with this antenna is exclusively in March, resulting in a dead winter look.
The Trans-Labrador Highway (road numbers 500 and 510) is a recognizable road, covered by Generation 4, mostly during sunny weather conditions. Thin pine trees line the side of the road, and it has a remote, cold, and northern feel. On many parts of the road, the sun is low in the sky. In addition, when the car drives past the city of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, it is common to see snow on the ground.
QC-167 and QC-113 are covered in Gen 3 and identifiable for their overcast autumn coverage, often with snow on the ground. In addition, a smudge can be seen on this road.
Sanikiluaq is a remote town situated in Hudson Bay. This snowy town was covered by a snowmobile whose driver wore a dark brown coat.
NOTE: Snowmobile coverage can be found outside the town on the ice-covered sea, where the driver is not visible.
Inukjuak is a town in northern Québec. This town can be recognized by the snowmobile that is visible through the blur.
NOTE: In Sanikiluaq, the other town with snowmobile coverage, you will always see the driver.
The northern town of Resolute can be recognized by the barren landscape with visible patches of snow.
The northernmost Google Street View coverage in the world is a trekker on Ellesmere Island in northern Nunavut. It shows a glacier in a rocky, desolate landscape that is devoid of any vegetation.
NOTE: This coverage is sometimes used in maps to improve and standardise the scoring range. As a result, you might encounter this trekker in competitive maps like ACW, despite it not being pinpointable.
Part of Ruta 41 is located in a valley, with snowy mountains seen in the distance. Many trees and vineyards can commonly be seen toward the west. Triple yellow lines can also be seen from this point.
A distinct landscape consisting of a line of snow-capped mountains with two other isolated, symmetrical snow-capped volcanoes are seen in Lauca National Park. Most of the roads are newly paved and have a smooth, dark look.
Alto Loa National Reserve can be recognized by the vast, open landscape, followed by salt pans leading up to snow-capped volcanoes. The road running through the reserve is paved.
In the west, Nevado Tres Cruces National Park can be recognized by the vast, open landscape, followed by salt pans leading up to a line of mountains. The sand has a reddish tint.
In the east, the Google Car drives up a mountain pass with views of lightly snow-capped volcanoes and snow on the side of the road. The roads in the National Park are paved.
The Atacama Large Millimetre Array can be recognized by the many radio telescopes in a barren, snowy environment.
The Torres del Paine area can be recognized by the sharp peaked mountains, and the trekker walking on a glacier along with other people in orange helmets.
Snow coverage can be found on a few roads southeast of the Cyprus island label, near the Holy Monastery of Panagia Machaira.
Much of Czech Generation 3 coverage was taken during winter, resulting in very grey, and occasionally snowy, coverage.
NOTE: This is not common in Slovakia.
There are two distinct pyramid-shaped mountains to the south of the trekker on Klakkur, with a very thin layer of snow on top.
The trekker by Gjógv features a view of the village to the south with snow covered mountains in the background.
In Finland, it is common to find orange snow poles with a thin white band near the top.
NOTE: These are also found commonly in Norway and Sweden, but with a much wider white band, lower down on the pole. They can also have multiple white bands, while Finnish snow poles usually have just one band.
Snow poles which have 2 long reflectors can be found on bigger roads in Lapland.
NOTE: They can only be found in coverage from 2023 onward.
Generation 3 snow coverage is only found in far northwestern Lapland.
NOTE: Be careful: this tip is specifically about regular Generation 3 coverage. Generation 2, 4, and trekker snow coverage can be found elsewhere.
Greece has a lot of Generation 3 winter and fall coverage, which tends to look somewhat bleak and depressing.
The Greenlandic landscape is very barren, with no trees or taller vegetation and often featuring snow. Mountains and hills are common, with very limited flat areas. On top of that, almost all coverage was taken in coastal areas, so fjords and visible coastlines are very common.
The city of Sisimiut can be easily recognized by the black snowmobile with side mirrors pointing straight up. The coverage is generally very overcast and grey.
The most noticeable feature of the coverage in Aasiaat is the windshield with a shiny red, white and black reflection. The large, round side mirrors can also be used to identify the town. The coverage is very sunny and has thick, thawing snow along most of the roads.
The coverage in Maniitsoq was taken by a tractor, making it very recognizable. The coverage is overcast and fairly snowy.
The coverage in and around Igaliku is most easily recognized by the wide, snow-covered mountain range to the northeast which looks very bright due to the setting sun. The green ATV, while not entirely unique on its own, can also be a useful hint.
The coverage connecting Sisimiut and Kangerlussuaq is easily recognized by the thick layer of snow on and around the road. The sun sets along the road, making the western parts very bright and the eastern parts very dark.
Kangaatsiaq has a large amount of thawing snow on the side of the roads. The sun is setting and there is a large body of water to the west.
To the southwest of Qaanaaq, you can see icebergs in a large body of water, and a wide mountain range on the other side, where the snow is bright white as it reflects the sunlight through the thick clouds.
A red and black ATV can be found in and around the village of Kapisillit, northeast of Nuuk. Many mountains in the distance are covered in a layer of snow.
On a small bit of coverage east of Nuuk you can see a large number of sharp mountains, powdered in snow. The coverage is somewhat dark due to the thick clouds and the sun being hidden behind the mountains.
About 20 km northeast of Narsarsuaq, you can find a small piece of coverage with large ice blocks in every direction.
The majority of Generation 3 coverage in Hungary was taken during winter, resulting in very grey, dead looking coverage.
NOTE: This is also common in the Czech Republic and Bulgaria.
The road east of Tornanadaska, right by the border to Slovakia, can be easily recognized by the snow on and along the road, combined with the bollards and the railway right next to the road.
The mountains west of Akureyri contain many valleys, sandwiched between tall, often slightly snowcapped peaks. Most of these valleys generally face north to northeast.
The wide valley around Eiðar is slightly hilly and agricultural, with tall, snowy peaks visible in the distance on either side, to the east and northwest, respectively.
Chaukhamba, located near the town of Ukhimath, is a mountain massif covered in snow which can be recognised by its three distinct peaks, with the centre peak being the tallest.
This infrastructural arrow informs drivers of where the shoulder line is when under snow, and is located almost exclusively in Hokkaido.
NOTE: While much more rare, other variations can be found here:
This arrow, found in the Aomori prefecture (or more rarely Hokkaido), has distinct silver bolts around the border.
This variation, found in the Gifu prefecture, is long and thin.
This alternate yellow and black design can often be found on the northern part of National Highway 275 in Hokkaido.
This yellow and green arrow is found southwest of Sapporo.
This yellow and black arrow can be found on Hokkaido.
In the northern parts of the Chugoku region, you can primarily find these basic snow poles, with either a thin extended, or thin contracted top. They can also sometimes be found in Iwate.
Snow prevention roads, known as ‘Shosetsu’, are found mainly in northwest coastal prefectures. They appear as tiny circles in the pavement, and spray warm underground water to clear snow.
The further you are north, roofs generally transition from tiled to level or flat sloped in order to compensate for heavy snowfall. Northern houses often have ladders attached to the side, giving roof access to clear snow.
NOTE: In addition to north to south, high-elevation mountainous regions or high snowfall areas often use such roofs, even in more central or southern prefectures.
Hokkaido has very limited winter and snow coverage. Unless you are certain, it is often better not to guess this prefecture. Though, if you do find yourself in Hokkaido, these regions are most likely. Other low amounts of miscellaneous coverage is primarily in the southern half of the island.
Mount Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan, with a gradual incline and often snowy summit.
Depending on the elevation, it can be seen from far away. This can create some excellent region guesses, especially if you account for direction and distance.
Tall mountains, which are often snow-capped, can be seen in southeastern Kazakhstan.
Snow coverage can be found in southeastern Kazakhstan, especially east of Almaty.
The section of the M36 going from Karaganda to Almaty can often be recognised by the road being under construction, with a second lane being built. Yellow lines are common. As for the landscape, it’s a wintery dry steppe, which looks noticeably orange-brown.
Driving direction: South from Karaganda.
In southern Almaty City, there is snow coverage in the mountains.
The Altyn Emel National Park is a barren grassland with snowy mountains in all directions. Some parts are very snowy. And in the eastern section, there is a small curvy mountain pass.
All of Kyrgyzstan was covered during the winter months, so many of the trees will lack leaves, the landscape will be quite drab, and you can see snow in many parts of Kyrgyzstan.
These northern roads have a considerable amount of snow, and the sky is generally bright.
The individual sections of these roads are discussed in more detail in step 3.
NOTE: There is also snow coverage in the south. However, you can use the mirror to distinguish these roads.
You can find urban snow coverage in this region of Bishkek.
The coverage south of Bishkek is generally a bit hilly, and you will see the snowy Tian Shan mountains to the south. And as Bishkek has the most polluted air of any city, there will usually be visible smog to the north.
Manas (Previously Jalal-Abad) is the third-biggest city in Kyrgyzstan. Like Osh, its coverage has the southern mirror.
You can recognise it from the extremely overcast coverage, with no gaps in the clouds. This allows you to easily distinguish it from Osh, which has better weather.
To the east, you can see this slightly snowy hill.
Arslanbob is a snowy town north of Manas (Previously Jalal-Abad), with hills and mountains all around. As the town is located in the mountains, you can see a lot of elevation change inside the town.
NOTE: The town also features the southern mirror.
Uzgen is a slightly snowy town between Osh and Manas (Previously Jalal-Abad), which features overcast coverage.
NOTE: The town also features the southern mirror.
Karakol is a city located between snow capped mountains to the north and south. The coverage in the city is sunny, and you can see melting snow on the ground.
Naryn features a steep orange ridge to the north, and big snow capped mountains to the south.
On this long stretch of road, you will see plenty of snow all around you, except on the road. The Landscape is generally hilly, except the northeastern and southwestern parts, which are in the mountains.
NOTE: Most of this section features the Black Dot Mirror.
This section of road goes through mountains that have rocky cliffs. These mountains are a habitat for lots of spruce trees that grow on the cliff sides. A more diverse selection of trees grows next to the river that follows the road. You can see that some mountains still have snow on the peaks. Most signposts along the road are coloured blue.
NOTE: The southern section of the road features more rocky cliffs that cannot sustain any trees.
In the south, this stretch of road northwest of Uzgen is characterised by overcast coverage and lots of snow.
NOTE: This section of road features the Southern Mirror.
Further up the road, you enter a dry valley with mountains flanking both sides. There is barely any vegetation - just some shrubs close to the ground. The river next to the road brings some more greenery to the area. In the southern half of this section, you can see this slightly snowy ridge to the north.
Once you get out of the valley, you will notice this area is more vegetated, has more buildings, and more animals on the now grassy fields. The landscape is still hilly, with bigger mountains to the north, south, and west. The southern mountains are especially distinct, with them being covered in snow. The hills immediately north of Naryn can get very dry, but look out for snow that you can see in the shade.
The mountains and hills south of Naryn have a unique combination of snow and red soil that make them very distinct.
The vertical stretch of road north of Karakol is mostly flanked by tall tree rows on either side. There are also tall snowy mountains to the north and south.
NOTE: The weather changes here, around the midpoint of the road.
This section of EM-17 is very snowy. The hills and mountains around the road are almost fully covered in snow. Unlike the other snowy roads, this road is often covered in uncleared slush or melted snow.
NOTE: This section of road features the Black Dot Mirror.
Going further west, only the hills to the south will have snow on them. The landscape is generally dry, with hills to the north and south of the road.
Most of this section features the Black Dot Mirror.
The road going east of Naryn is also in the Naryn Valley. Here you will also see hills close to the road in the south, and then further away to the north. The plains north of the road are however smaller. This side is also more built up, except the road, which is unpaved at certain parts. Here, the hills south also have small amounts of snow on them.
Song-Kul is the second major lake in Kyrgyzstan. The surrounding area features dry rolling hills, with patches of snow. The only covered road is made of gravel.
The road in the mountains south of Song-Kul is the only unpaved road this high up in the mountains. You can see the clouds below you, down in the valleys below. The mountains have rugged peaks, and snowy cliff sides. Many of the mountains also have spruce trees growing on them.
On this road, you should be able to see the Kara Darya river to the east in the valley below the road. The region is generally hilly and green. To the north, you can see some low-lying mountains in the distance, they have some snow on them. The hills east of the river have snow on the top as well.
NOTE: This section of road features the Southern Dirty Mirror.
There will generally be some snow on the ground on this road. You will see more snow depending on how north you are. You will often see the massive Gora Babash-Ata mountain to the north.
NOTE: This section of road features the Southern Dirty Mirror.
This section near Arkit has a lot of snow everywhere and low broad leafed trees all around. This already unique landscape paired with the south to north driving direction makes it very easy to recognise.
This section of the M-010 is surrounded by beautiful spruce covered snowy mountains. Some snow has also gathered on the sides of the road.
This rocky dirt road going to Chunkurchak is mostly high up in the snowy hills south of Bishkek. Some of the soil here has a red tint to it. On the northern part of the road, you can only see the snowy hills to the south. Also pay attention to the red-and-white bollards on the sides of the roads.
There is another road with coverage to the east of the Chunkurchak road: it goes through a very rocky valley, with a variety of plants growing on the mountainsides, of which only some have small amounts of snow. You can also see some snow in the valley, and more so towards the south.
You can easily recognise this side road, labelled as A367 on the map, from the snow covered mountain ranges in every direction. The sun to the south is almost blinding.
NOTE: This section of road features the Black Dot Mirror.
The road south of Jeti Oguz goes through a valley. The general landscape in this valley is very green by Kyrgyzstan standards, there are plenty of trees and bushes growing in the valley and on the hills. You can see small patches of snow still on the ground. From most of the valley, you can still see the Tian Shan mountains to the north, and other snowy mountains to the south. The valley also contains these unique orange rock formations.
This remote gravel road southwest of Naryn passes through a dry and desolate valley. Despite the river, there is nothing but some shrubs on the ground. Many of the mountains in the valley have steep, rocky cliff sides. You will also find snow here, but more so in the south.
Coverage where snow is visible on mountain tops, or on the ground, is found in the northeastern mountains, east of Tripoli.
Snow coverage is mostly found around Ulaanbaatar.
The Mandalgovi Highway runs south of the capital and was covered during a blizzard, making it extremely snowy and foggy. It also has a deep blue tent, which is found along this entire road, and a flat landscape which can differentiate it from other snowy roads.
The Darkhan-Erdenet highway can be identified by the low rolling hills, tall transmission towers, and occasional crop fields in the area. Additionally, most of the highway has winter coverage with the tentless car, light snow, and yellow grass. Beware that summer coverage can occasionally appear in the eastern half of the road.
A Street View car with a cage on top of the roof instead of a tent can be seen near Ulaanbaatar. West of Ulaanbaatar, the car will have a green camouflage sleeping bag on top of the cage (coverage highlighted in green). Additionally, all coverage with this car was taken during winter, with most of it being in snowy areas.
NOTE: The cage car can very rarely appear in Kharkhorin and Zuunmod.
The city of Darkhan in northern Mongolia can be recognized by its distinct snow coverage. It is the third largest city in Mongolia and as such has many high-rising buildings and travelling cars.
NOTE: Other smaller towns can also have snow coverage but Darkhan is the only large city in Mongolia with snow coverage, apart from some Ulaanbaatar suburbs.
In the westmost part of Mongolia, there is some very remote coverage showcasing the tallest mountains in Mongolia where you can see glaciers and snow-capped peaks. This area also has a unique Street View car with a green or black bag above the right side roof racks.
East of the town of Khorgo there is a large stretch of road which was driven during a rainstorm. It features much darker skies, rain drops on the camera, and occasionally a rainbow can be seen.
This dirt track in a northwestbound valley can be recognised by the snowcapped mountains to the northwest. You can find it north of the Khaptad national park in western Nepal.
A lot of the coverage in the vicinity of Namche Bazar can be summarised as being sunny, with the trails going close to the treeline, meaning you will be either near the top of or just above a forest for most of this coverage. You will generally see barren or snowy mountains in some direction.
Next to the village of Thame you can see this snowy, and shining bright mountain range.
Leaving Tobuche behind, you will find this small, ice-covered lake, right by Gokyo, with jagged mountains as a backdrop.
As you lose sight of the spiky mountains, you cross over a glacier, which is the largest patch of snow covered ground with coverage in the country.
The Southern Alps, a large, snowy mountain range, stretches throughout the majority of the South Island. Vegetation on the mountains becomes rarer the further south it is.
Mount Taranaki, often referred to as Mount Egmont, is easily distinguished due to its relatively smooth slopes and its pointed, often snowy peak. It can frequently be identified from afar, as the surrounding area is flat.
Part of State Highway 85 in Otago has light snow coverage, specifically between the towns of Becks and Morisson.
State Highway 94 is characterised by its dense red beech forest surrounded by snow-capped mountains.
State Highway 80 in the Southern Alps is recognizable by its north-south orientation up a glacial valley. The west side of the road is lined with snow-capped mountains, while the east side of the road runs alongside the Tasman River and Lake Pukaki.
Winter to late fall coverage is found in the cities of Skopje, Tetovo, Prilep, Bitola, and Ohrid.
It is also fairly common to find thin wooden snow poles with painted reflectors.
NOTE: While wooden snow poles can be found in other Nordic countries, they will typically not have reflectors.
Black snow poles are most commonly found between Bergen and Trondheim.
White car long antenna is found in many places, most commonly in southern Chelyabinsk, on snow coverage around Novosibirsk, and in the Far East beginning in Amur Oblast.
NOTE: While Kamchatka technically has a silver car (with a B type antenna), it often appears white and is part of the small group of exceptions to black and white.
Winter Generation 4 is most common in the south of Russia, ranging from Ryazan all the way down to Kabardino-Balkaria and Dagestan. Winter can appear differently depending on the month (and even time of month the coverage was taken) which can be used to further regionguess.
Vorkuta in far northern Komi Republic has dead-looking winter coverage, sometimes with reddish soil. The apartment blocks will typically have large northern apartment block foundations.
Sovetskaya Gavan and Vanino in eastern Khabarovsk have winter coverage, somewhat similar to Vorkuta.
NOTE: While Vorkuta and Vanino have similar coverage types, Vorkuta is noticeably flatter, having lower vegetation and a more barren landscape.
This wide open valley with lightly snow capped mountains can be seen on the west side of South Georgia Island.
A considerable amount of the coverage was made during autumn and winter.
Note that more pleasant-looking spring and summer coverage is also not uncommon.
The mountain range of Sierra Nevada features snowy peaks through the months of November and May. Sierra Nevada is the only mountain range in south Spain with snow during most of the year.
Yellow snow poles with one or two reflectors are unique to Asturias. They are usually found in the south of the region.
Blue and yellow snow poles are unique to Andalusia.
Snow poles are typically orange, with a tall white reflector slightly above the middle of the pole. Some poles have a second, thinner reflector above the normal one.
NOTE: Finland and Norway both have similar orange snow poles. The reflector on Finnish poles is usually much thinner and very close to the top. Norwegian poles typically have either one or two slightly thinner reflectors, with one commonly being very close to the middle.
Small red crosses marking snowmobile trails can be found throughout the northern half of the country.
Green snow poles can occasionally be found in the area surrounding Umeå.
The E10 between Kiruna and the Norwegian border is a major road which can be recognised by the vegetation mainly consisting of small birches, occasionally with some pines strewn in, combined with snow covered mountains, which can typically be seen in the distant west close to Kiruna, and in all directions when you approach the border. A major lake can also be seen to the north on the western half of the road.
If you are in a mountainous area with orange snow poles that have two wide reflectors close together, you are very likely to be near the Norwegian border on, or close to road E12.
The stretch of road 95 closest to the Norwegian border can be recognized by a large number of yellow snow poles, all having two white reflectors. The coverage can be either Generation 2 in autumn or winter, or snowy Generation 4.
If you see a mixture of orange and yellow snow poles in a mountainous area, you should be on road E10 close to the Norwegian border.
Road 95 west of Arjeplog can be recognised by the Generation 4 thawing snow coverage in a mountainous landscape. The amount of snow significantly decreases as you go further east.
The city of Umeå has a lot of Generation 4 spring coverage, with dirty piles of thawing snow along almost every road. Almost no other city in the country has similar coverage.
Generation 2 coverage is very limited in Switzerland. It can be found mostly near the border between the cantons of Bern and Valais, and on a few very short stretches in Schaffhausen.
NOTE: This does not include the many ski resorts with Generation 2 snow coverage, which can be found throughout the southern half of the country.
The Mount Kilimanjaro tripods show a high altitude landscape, with dark grey rock and in some places eternal snow in the distance. In some panos, you will see mountaineers and tents.
Turkish bollards have a simple design: rectangular, plain white, and with a red reflector on the front. They are thin when seen from the side.
There is a rare yellow version, seen in some areas with high snowfall.
NOTE: Romania has similar bollards. However, bollards are relatively rare in Romania.
Snow poles usually feature a colour sequence of black-orange-black-white from top to bottom, with small red reflectors.
The area stretching from the Canadian border to Northern New Mexico is home to the Rocky Mountains. These jagged, rocky formations often feature many pine trees and visible snow all-year round at the highest peaks. Some areas of the Rocky Mountain Range are noticeably dry, with few trees.