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[serai]

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So has anybody here ever been in a snowstorm?

I've got a character high up in a building, looking out at night during a snowstorm. I've never seen that, so I'm not sure what it would look like. Visibility? Would anything be visible, or just a big mass of... grey? white? The view is of a very big lake - would it be there, or would it be impossible to see that far?

I just need to know enough to spin out from, but I do want to write it so it makes sense and doesn't sound like, well, like I've never been in a fucking snowstorm, for starters. LOL.

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[claudia603.livejournal.com]

I've been in snowstorms, but never from the top of a high building! When I would look out my window, sometimes it would be clear, but when the wind was blowing, things would blur. If you're out in the middle of nowhere (no lights, no buildings), it will be a literal white-out. That's why it's SO dangerous to drive in snowstorms out on the highways and interstates. In town you don't really get the literal whiteouts like that, but you will get moments where you can't see clearly while the wind is gusting.

You might also try googling "watching snowstorm from Chicago high rise" since many of at least the fancier Gold Coast high rises have a view of Lake Michigan!

[serai1.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the answer, hon! And I did what you suggested and found a video on Youtube that was helpful. It didn't occur to me that the falling snow would pick up the streetlamps' light. Such is the reason I needed advice - that's a neat detail I would have missed, never having seen this.

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

And if you're inside, you can't see much if the room lights are on. It's better to be in a dark room.

[serai1.livejournal.com]

P.S. A Gold Coast penthouse is, in fact, exactly where this scene is taking place. You must be psychic!

*screened because spoiler for future chapter*