We want to go somewhere cold and snowy in May 2008

[whitbybabe]

I have my 40th birthday approaching next May(2008) and want to get away as I dont want any fuss or cards with 40 on them.I love snow and cold weather as I am very hot blooded and want to go away for a fortnight somewhere really cold.I am not fussed about skiing or snowboarding,I just want to see the snow.Any ideas? It will just be me,the hubby and our 14 year old son.

[Buenchico]

If you've got a fairly big budget (and a sense of adventure) you might want to consider Greenland
http://www.greenland.com
or Svalbard
http://www.svalbard.com/

Otherwise you might find some snow in Lapland (which straddles northern Sweden and northern Finland:
http://www.visitfinland.com/w5/uk/index.nsf/(p ages)/Traditional_Lapland_at_Its_Most_Genuine? OpenDocument&np=F-50.80

However, May is heading into summer in the Northern hemisphere so (with the exception of places like Greenland, Svalbard, Northern Canada, Alaska and Northern Russia) it's going to be difficult to get guaranteed snow anywhere.

Chris

[jno]

take a cruise up the Inside Passage in Alaska, into glacier country perhaps? Or around Antarctica? (I am assuming you are fabulously rich.) You could try the Andes or Himalayas, though there aren't resorts as such there. A bit early for southern hemisphere places like Whakapapa, I think.

[thundakiss]

An Alaskan Cruise, to me, would be the perfect choice for your vacation

[whitbybabe]

Thanks to all for your suggestions.No, I am not rich by the way,this would be our main holiday next year.

[jno]

try cruising through here:

http://www2.1st4cruising.com/cruisev2_searchre sults.phtml?monthyear=all®ion=13

[whitbybabe]

Thanks jno,have had a look at that website,looks good,I have ordered a brochure from them.Thanks again !

[Pomp]

I would recommend Latin America. You could go skiing / boarding in Los Penitentes in Argentina.
http://www.argentinaturistica.com/2esquipenite ntes.htm

Another option is to go Ushuia at the ver south of Argentina, there is snow and ice here, in the winter. You can go on boat trips through the Beagle Channel, and see seals, and penguins (at the right time of year). It is not called the 'city at the end of the world' for nothing.
http://www.patagonia-argentina.com/i/tierradel fuego/ushuaia/ushuaia.htm

Another option is to go the Moreno glacier, where you can go ice hiking on the glacier, and watch, as hugh chuncks fall off. Which is more fun than it sounds.
http://www.adventurephotographs.com/patagonia/ perito_moreno_glacier/index.asp

[whitbybabe]

Thanks for that.I will look at all of the websites and see what I can come up with.