Snow in Thailand?

[scottish-guy]

...there is a local at -5°...

Fuck that - I'm not going to that pub!

[a447]

Snow is nice to look at, especially if you have never seen it.

But living with it day after day can be a nightmare.

[Smiles]

" ... Am I wrong in thinking there are mountains in the north which would have snow at some time ... "

Every few years it snows on Doi Inthanon in Chiang Mai province ~ Inthanon is the highest mountain in Thailand. It doesn't stay very long, but thousands of Thai folks head for the summit when it's announced that there is snow there. Probably is more like sludge than snow really, and Canadians would guffaw-out-loud at even calling it 'snow'.

[joe552]

Thanks Smiles, that's the place I was thinking of.

[justaguy]

Every few years it snows on Doi Inthanon in Chiang Mai province ~ Inthanon is the highest mountain in Thailand. It doesn't stay very long, but thousands of Thai folks head for the summit when it's announced that there is snow there. Probably is more like sludge than snow really, and Canadians would guffaw-out-loud at even calling it 'snow'.

Yes it might snow at Doi Inthanon, but it's mostly wet snow I believe. For real snow, there is one montain in Lao that will have snow during winter:

http://www.geonames.org/1657931/phou-bia.html

Personally I don't get the fun in snow. After about five weeks in Thailand and Lao, I just returned home, only to be greeted by bloody snow. I hate snow, I hate cold.

but, doi Inthanon reminds me of a trip we took with about 10-12 people some ten years ago. Even the Thai were laughing at me putting on a coat. Until we got to the summit, and three out of four Thais, plus my Lao boyfriend, made a run for some shop and purchased a coat at inflated prices right on the summit 55555

[christianpfc]

While there are places in Thailand that can get below 0 degree Celsius, there is little or no precipitation (rain or snow depending on temperature). From internet, there is one record of snow in Thailand:
https://www.thethailandlife.com/snow-thailand
and one of hail:
http://www.richardbarrow.com/2013/05...w-in-thailand/

There are various snow parks in major cities in Thailand:

Snow Town in Gateway Ekkamai (near bus station) http://snowtown.in.th/

or in Pattaya Frost Magical Ice of Siam https://frostpattaya.com/en/

The Thai know snow only from pictures, which are taken when the snow is fresh and white.
Whereas for us, the reality of snow is a dirty, wet, cold mud.

About Phou Bia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phou_Bia says:

Although no snow has been reported for decades, it is documented that as late as the first years of the 20th century, snow fell occasionally on its top.