Does it snow in Thailand?

[sipi]

Of course not..

But where would be the best place to take my family to visit snow from Thailand?

I am guessing Nepal for price, or New Zealand for quality?

Eastern Europe??

[Costas2008]

You don't have to go so far for snow.

Chiang mai Zoo will do.

[Rooo]

Moved to travel Forum.

[Fookhaht]

Japan for safety, nearness, hospitality, quality, and the cultural experience.

Suggest Sapporo in Hokkaido. Enjoy the wonderful nearby hot springs resorts nestled in the snowy mountains. Plenty of nearby ski and snow play areas as well.

Edited January 23, 2015 by Fookhaht

[khwaibah]

"Of course not..

But where would be the best place to take my family to visit snow from Thailand?

I am guessing Nepal for price, or New Zealand for quality?

Eastern Europe??"

Incorrect on this. Two times I have had it snow on me at the top of Doi Inthanon January 1998 and January 2003. Not enough to go skying but it was snow.

[sipi]

Japan for safety, nearness, hospitality, quality, and the cultural experience.

Suggest Sapporo in Hokkaido. Enjoy the wonderful nearby hot springs resorts nestled in the snowy mountains. Plenty of nearby ski and snow play areas as well.

I didn't even think about Japan. To me the words 'Japan' and 'expensive' go hand in hand. Maybe worth a "once in a lifetime" trip?

[PoorSucker]

[PoorSucker]

I didn't even think about Japan. To me the words 'Japan' and 'expensive' go hand in hand. Maybe worth a "once in a lifetime" trip?

Korea.

[Tywais]

List of 8 of Asia's best ski resorts, so obviously must have a fair amount of snow.

http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/none/8-asian-ski-resorts-worth-gondola-ride-340587

As mentioned, South Korea which has a surprising number of ski areas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ski_areas_and_resorts_in_Asia

[sipi]

I didn't even think about Japan. To me the words 'Japan' and 'expensive' go hand in hand. Maybe worth a "once in a lifetime" trip?

Korea.

Yes, Japan, Korea; I didn't even think about these places.

South China??

[phuketrichard]

south korea

japan

India

Pakistan

Nepal

China ( Tibet)

All have sking as well, :-)

[Gecko123]

I didn't even think about Japan. To me the words 'Japan' and 'expensive' go hand in hand. Maybe worth a "once in a lifetime" trip?

Tourism in Japan is booming right now, thanks in large part to the depreciating yen.

[PoorSucker]

Yes, Japan, Korea; I didn't even think about these places.

South China??

Japan and Korea are visum free for Thais, not China.

[allane]

Jade Dragon Mountain, Lijiang, Yunnan, China.

Fly to Kunming, which is a 2 hr. flight from Bangkok. It may also be possible to fly there from Chiang Mai (a 1 hr. flight), but you need a Chinese visa, and I don't know if there is a Chinese consulate in Chiang Mai.

From Kunming, travel overnight on a "bed bus" to Lijiang, it is about a 12 hr. trip as I remember. Jade Dragon Mountain (the beginning of the Himalayas, is just outside of town.

[sipi]

I am thinking at the moment. Fly to Kathmandu and bus to Pokhara. Not really at the snow, but close.

Need some more info on visas etc. Maybe the Japan, Korea option is better.

[PJcm]

It was 1976 and I was travelling up to the US listening station on Doi Inthanoon, the sun was out it was a bright February day about 3 in the afternoon, The Thai Air Force guard at the gate was freezing and it started snow flurries, the flurries dissipated at contact with the ground but stuck for a few seconds to hair. It was real snow but not a storm just flurries for about 5 minutes, rare but not unique, as I was told by others at the station.

[kannot]

I took my Wife to Switzerland to see snow, also has big mountains.......she loved it!

[themechanic]

There's not much snow in Nepal. Consider North Eastern India.

Sikkim is one of India's best kept secrets. Plenty of snow. I lived there for 8 months. The drive from Gangtok to Nathu La (The Chinese border) is the most amazing landscape I've ever seen. Also Pelling, Lachung, they all have plenty of snow. But the north east is not mainstream India. They look different, more like Thai/Chinese people and have their own cultures.

[Fookhaht]

I didn't even think about Japan. To me the words 'Japan' and 'expensive' go hand in hand. Maybe worth a "once in a lifetime" trip?

Korea.

South Korea: been there done that. Got the scars.

The Koreans cannot hold a candle to the Japanese when it comes to a customer service mind. Every trip to Korea has been a huge disappointment because of this one aspect alone.

In South Korea I always felt like I was being "endured," and frequently experienced downright rudeness by staff in the service industry.

In Japan I've always felt welcomed.

Yes, a bit more expensive, but in this case, you definitely get what you pay for!

Edited January 23, 2015 by Fookhaht

[lazygourmet]

In some Bangkok clubs and/or islands parties, it's "snowing" all year round...

[PoorSucker]

Ask your wife to translate "play in snow" for you.

[Strangebrew]

Ask a Nigerian I'm sure most would be more than happy to supply your snow needs. OOP's Wrong snow

[sipi]

Thanks everyone for some thought-provoking ideas.

I will definately look at Japan, and possibly NE India....

And of course CM zoo in the meantime.

[IMA_FARANG]

Japan for safety, nearness, hospitality, quality, and the cultural experience.

Suggest Sapporo in Hokkaido. Enjoy the wonderful nearby hot springs resorts nestled in the snowy mountains. Plenty of nearby ski and snow play areas as well.

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Harbin in China, and around that area has an annual winter ice sculpture and a snow figure winter festival,

Or Korea also has snow and ski resorts that attract a lot of tourists every year.

Those the closest places I can think of.

[Anthony5]

I don't go out much anymore, but have in the past seen a lot of snow in Marine Disco and other entertainment places in Pattaya.

[el jefe]

it was -3°C on the summit of Doi Inthanon on Friday morning. Lots of traffic going up and down the mountain, far more than usual for a weekday, with everyone wanting to see frost.

Much cheaper than Japan or Korea, but impossible to ski or even make a snowball.

[watcharacters]

Japan for safety, nearness, hospitality, quality, and the cultural experience.

Suggest Sapporo in Hokkaido. Enjoy the wonderful nearby hot springs resorts nestled in the snowy mountains. Plenty of nearby ski and snow play areas as well.

I didn't even think about Japan. To me the words 'Japan' and 'expensive' go hand in hand. Maybe worth a "once in a lifetime" trip?

I hope no one suggests Japan is anything other than expensive. You and I are in the same boat so to speak. My Missus just wants to be in snow for a while. She's not interested in skiing and such but wants to experience what, for all intents and purposes, does't exist in Thailand.

I'm hoping to find a good alternative to Japan. I almost wonder about South Korea.

I don't want sticker shock every time I turn around.

[el jefe]

South Korea or Japan most realistic. No visa hassles either. What about northern China?

The Myanmar Himalayas would be interesting, it used to be an off limits area for foreigners but things seem to be opening up there all the time.

India (Ladakh or possibly Sikim). Nepal not a bad choice either.

Further afield...NZ or Lebanon, but you will have major visa hurdles for a Thai passport....

Myanmar is opening very slowly (and very profitably for the junta). it's an expensive and time consuming process for a permit for the Myanmar Himalayas.

The cheapest way to experience snow is to fly to China and take a train north. The Harbin Ice Festival just ended but there's plenty of snow left there.

Or, gamble on the weather and wait til they predict snow for Sapa and the northern highlands and book a last minute flight to Vietnam.

[Anthony5]

South Korea or Japan most realistic. No visa hassles either. What about northern China?

The Myanmar Himalayas would be interesting, it used to be an off limits area for foreigners but things seem to be opening up there all the time.

India (Ladakh or possibly Sikim). Nepal not a bad choice either.

Further afield...NZ or Lebanon, but you will have major visa hurdles for a Thai passport....

Myanmar is opening very slowly (and very profitably for the junta). it's an expensive and time consuming process for a permit for the Myanmar Himalayas.

The cheapest way to experience snow is to fly to China and take a train north. The Harbin Ice Festival just ended but there's plenty of snow left there.

Or, gamble on the weather and wait til they predict snow for Sapa and the northern highlands and book a last minute flight to Vietnam.

Or he can visit snow town in Dreamworld Bangkok.

[Fookhaht]

Japan for safety, nearness, hospitality, quality, and the cultural experience.

Suggest Sapporo in Hokkaido. Enjoy the wonderful nearby hot springs resorts nestled in the snowy mountains. Plenty of nearby ski and snow play areas as well.

I didn't even think about Japan. To me the words 'Japan' and 'expensive' go hand in hand. Maybe worth a "once in a lifetime" trip?

I hope no one suggests Japan is anything other than expensive. You and I are in the same boat so to speak. My Missus just wants to be in snow for a while. She's not interested in skiing and such but wants to experience what, for all intents and purposes, does't exist in Thailand.

I'm hoping to find a good alternative to Japan. I almost wonder about South Korea.

I don't want sticker shock every time I turn around.

The high cost of Japan is overblown. Especially with a depreciating yen.

Could you afford $100 a night for a comfortable hotel room?

The Sapporo Snow Festival is from February 2 until February 11. Includes snow and ice sculptures, and has been held for over 60 years. It eclipses the much newer Chinese ice sculpture festival mentioned earlier.