But at lower levels, in most of the towns and cities, you might not see snow at all in winter. Of course, every so often we get extreme cold and snowy conditions running from late autumn through to spring (November to April) such as in 2010 and 2018 with the Beast from the East.
And in the more usual years, snow depths might only be a few centimetres at low levels. Ice can be more of a problem with many small roads in the country not gritted and often not seeing enough sunshine to melt.
So here, another image from the fine mountains of Ireland with a good covering of winter snow.
