Holy city under snow JerusalemIT Was Snowing ..> The only place in Israel which gets snow pretty much every year is Mt Hermon, Israel's highest peak and only ski site. Every few years other mountain regions of Israel, including Jerusalem, get a 'real' snowstorm. I say real to distinguish from the occasional light dusting these areas might get for an hour or so on a cold night in an average winter. I'm talking about the sort of snow storm that would do Washington, D.C. or Manchester proud, several inches of snow, roads blocked to traffic and all the fun of kids missing school. You get the idea The snow started on Thursday afternoon, and at first it didn't seem to be anything unusual, it snowed a bit in the northern mountains and around Jerusalem, the usual snow in places above 600m. The surprise was that when we woke up early on Friday morning Yaniv looked out the window and announced that it was snowing in . I thought that he was kidding, we had snow. Very unusual for this part of the country. (more)
