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[[File:300_Downton_tg_021712_2806300 Downton tg 021712 2806.jpg|link=Downton Abbey|frame|A [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] if ever there was one.]]
 
{{quote|''Come with me, dance, my dear''<br />
''Winter's so cold this year''<br />
''And you are so warm''<br />
''My wintertime love to be''|'''[[The Doors]]''', "Wintertime Love"}}
 
A classic Clichédclichéd romantic setting is two lovers alone in a gentle snowfall. [[Bonus pointsPoints]] if it's on Christmas.
 
A person alone is cause for sympathy, however. Especially a [[Moe|sad girl in snow]].
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Western cousin to [[Cherry Blossoms]].
 
{{examples|Examples:}}
== Anime and Manga ==▼
 
▲== Anime ==
* Combined with [[Snow Means Death]] in ''[[Berserk]]'', twice. Once when Caska tries to dissuade Guts from leaving his pre-Eclipse [[True Companions]], right before the showdown with Griffith (this also marked the moment when she had her [[Love Epiphany]]). The other one post-Eclipse when Guts fights off snow-demons to protect Caska. They also share a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] in the snow when Guts and Casca depart from Godo's place when {{spoiler|Guts wraps his cape around her and says that he would never leave her behind again.}}
* The original ''[[Kujibiki Unbalance]]'' [[OAV]] series uses the trope in its "penultimate" episode.
* ''[[Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl]]'' manages to have a [[Snow Means Love]] scene in the middle of the summer.
* ''[[Love Hina]]'''s Christmas special, in which Naru and Keitaro spend a good deal of time wandering around feeling lonely. As well, it is snowing when Naru finds Keitaro after he ran off in an early episode of the series.
* The heartwarming ending of the 1999 ''[[To Heart]]'' Anime series.
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* Subverted for [[Ho Yay]] value in ''[[The Prince of Tennis]]''. [[Aloof Big Brother|Tezuka]] finds [[Eyes Always Shut|Fuji]] once waiting for him outside an hospital, and so as they speak about the upcoming tournaments, snow starts falling down on them, so Fuji [[Together Umbrella|covers both of them with his red umbrella]] as they go home. Needless to say, the [[Yaoi Fangirl|Tezuka/Fuji fans]] [[Ship Tease|had a field day]].
* It starts snowing in ''[[Kurau Phantom Memory]]'' when {{spoiler|Kurau returns to Christmas, in the same manner as Christmas appeared to the former Kurau years before}}.
* In the first episode of ''[[MahouMahōtsukai Tsukai Nini Taisetsu Nana Koto: Natsu no Sora|Someday's Dreamers ~Summer Skies~]]'', Michiru asks Sora to use her magic to conjure up a gentle snowfall over her as she confesses her love to her crush. This actually happens ''indoors''.
* In the [[OVA]] of ''[[Uta Kata]]'', the loving but temporary reunion of Ichika and Sei with {{spoiler|their reflections, Manatsu and Kai,}} takes place during a white Christmas.
* There's a boatload of snow in the [[School Play]] romance the characters of ''[[D.N.Angel]]'' put on and the arc it was based in. Notable in that the romantic leads were played by Daisuke and Satoshi.
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* Spoofed a few times in ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]''; according to the narration, snow makes girls three times more beautiful.
* In the [[Aoi Bungaku]] segment adapting Osamu Dazai's Ningen Shikkaku (No Longer Human), the protagonist Yozo Ooba meets his future wife when she shelters him as he lies collapsed on a snowy street.
* ''[[Ranma One Half|Ranma 1/2½]]'': After Akane has a long day of trying to find Ranma for [[Christmas Episode|Christmas Eve]], she eventually gives up and starts to go back to her house. As it turns out, Ranma had actually been waiting for ''her'' at some spot on the way there because it would, as he puts it, "be embarrasin' at home." He then proceeds to give her presents that she had earlier told him she wanted, which, of course, makes her [[When She Smiles|smile]] and [[Empathic Environment|it immediately starts snowing for some reason... ]]
{{quote| '''Ranma:''' ''*laughs*'' Snow's kinda perfect right now!}}
* In the anime adaptation of ''[[Aoi Hana]]'', Fumi and Akira share a very important moment in the snow when Fumi finally realizes that {{spoiler|Akira was her first love}}.
* In ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'', during the Jinchuu/Memorial arc, Kenshin and Tomoe share an intimate scene with each other in their cabin as it is snowing. However, much like the case in ''[[Berserk]]'', it was later {{spoiler|[[Snow Means Death|mixed with death]]}}.
* How about ''[[Junjou Romantica]]''? It's snowing in the scene where Usagi rather abruptly realizes that, oh, he doesn't love Takahiro, but Misaki instead. And then he promptly makes out with him against a streetlight.
* ''[[Kara no Kyoukai:]]'' has Shiki Ryougi and Mikiya Kokutou meet for the first time while it was snowing.
** It also snows in the epilogue OVA, one of the most romantic sections of the whole series.
* In ''[[Wild Fangs (Manga)|Wild Fangs]]'', as Mao waits at the train station it begins snowing and Syon shows up to stop him from leaving. While they have their romantic moment it's announced that the trains are cancelled because of the snowfall.
* Snow is often associated with Jack and {{spoiler|Lacie}} in ''[[Pandora Hearts]]''. They met on a snowy day, reunited eight years later on a snowy day, and Jack found out {{spoiler|[[Snow Means Death|Lacie died]]}} on a snowy day.
* In "[[School Days]]", {{Spoiler|Makoto aplogizes to Kotonoha and says he loves her in a snowfall at episode 11, a redeeming moment in the anime. Comes complete with Kotonoha covered in snow.}}
 
== Comic Books ==
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* The third ''[[Harry Potter]]'' film adds an [[Innocent Innuendo]] to a snowy, wintry scene between Ron and Hermione.
{{quote| '''Hermione''': Do you want to get closer?<br />
'''Ron''': Huh?!<br />
'''Hermione''': To the Shrieking Shack?<br />
'''Ron''': No, I'm good. }}
* ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'': As Raoul and Christine romance on the Opera House Roof, it conveniently starts to snow.
* ''[[Groundhog Day (Film)|Groundhog Day]]'' features several such scenes with Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell.
* In the movie ''[[Patlabor]] 2'', Captain Shinobu Nagumo and Yukihito Tsuge have a secret meeting during a gentle snow fall, with a romantic soundtrack (titled "With Love").
* In the film version of ''[[Rent]]'', snow falls as Mimi and Roger stand outside the cafe after Maureen's protest and finally admit they could have a real relationship together.
** Possibly suggested by a line from the number ''Christmas Bells'' (not included in the film) in which Angel instructs Collins "Kiss me; it's beginning to snow."
* Variation: in the nameless [[Quirky Town]] of ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'', it never snows. But on the night of a Christmas party, Kim finds Edward carving an ice angel and the little bits of ice that fly about as he works create a snowfall of sorts. She's enamored by the sight and, in essence, this is the moment she realizes she loves him as she twirls about. {{spoiler|The lovers are forced to part and never see each other again in the [[Bittersweet Ending]], but Edward continues to carve these sculptures up in his castle, and in the process brings snow to the entire neighborhood. Only Kim knows the significance of it, and why he does it. In effect this is a literal take on the trope.}}
* ''[[Old BoyOldboy]]'': Subverted to disturbing effect. Why's it so disturbing? [[It Was His Sled|Think "Rosebud"]].
* Subverted in the Japanese film ''Always: Sunset on Third Street''. Chagawa proposes to his love interest Hiromi on Christmas Eve, but he can only afford to get a ring case, so he gives an invisible ring to her (she accepts, playing along with the gesture). The following morning, he discovers that Hiromi's bar is closed and that she has sold herself off to work in a dance hall because of her debts. {{spoiler|They eventually get back together in the sequel.}}
* The film version of [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]'s ''[[Phantom of the Opera]]'' used this during the ''All I Ask Of You'' song, with a [[Critical Research Failure]]: They're in Paris, and it's ''September''. Just... no.
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* The end of ''[[You Never Dreamed]]'', as seen [http://kino-teatr.ru/kino/movie/sov/804/foto/i3/6678/ here] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc49dquBILQ here].
* In ''Far and Away'', Joseph and Shannon have an odd but touching scene where they confess their love. Meanwhile, it snows outside the home they're taking shelter in.
{{quote| '''Shannon:''' Pretend you love me.<br />
'''Joseph:''' I pretend I love you.<br />
'''Shannon:''' I pretend I love you, too. }}
 
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* One of South Korea's most successful exports to Japan was the romantic TV miniseries ''[[Winter Sonata]]'', which featured snow as a repeated visual theme for exactly the reasons listed above.
* Another [[Korean Series]], ''[[Padam Padam (TV)|Padam Padam]]'', has the lead character skinny-dipping in a snowstorm with his ladylove, just to see what it feels like.
* In an episode of ''[[CSI New York]]'', a couple arrive in a "winter wonderland" and start kissing. Then an ice castle collapses and they find a corpse.
* ''[[Due South]]'': Near the end of the first season, [[Dating Catwoman|Fraser and Victoria's relationship]] is repeatedly symbolized by metaphorical falling snow. Somewhat subversive in that this relationship isn't especially healthy - the snow could as much symbolize Victoria's lies & deception as love.
* In season 3 of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', a providential snowfall prevents Angel from committing suicide-by-sun. He and Buffy then go for a walk in the snow.
* In an episode of ''[[The Outer Limits]]'' (1995-2002), a scientist believing the sun has gone nova and burned off half the Earth's atmosphere tries to distract his longtime love interest by walking downtown. The erratic weather causes a romantic snowfall.
* ''[[The X -Files]]'': In a season six Christmas episode, Mulder and Scully start unwrapping their presents to one another, just as the snow starts falling. They live in the Washington-Metropolitan area, where snow doesn't usually fall until mid-January, so it's especially meaningful.
* In [[Downton Abbey]], it is snowing when Matthew proposes to Lady Mary at the end of the Christmas special.
 
== Theater ==
 
* In ''[[Rent (Theatre)|Rent]]'', one of Angel's lines it "Kiss me, it's beginning to snow!" (Cue happy fangirl sighs)
** Note Mark's observations, the penultimate lines of ACT I in the stage play: "The riot continues. The Christmas tree goes up in flames. The snow dances. Oblivious, Mimi and Roger share a small, lovely kiss." This occurs after their love song, I Should Tell You.
 
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== Video Games ==
 
* ''[[Tales of Phantasia (Video Game)|Tales of Phantasia]]'' puts the game's only romantic scene between Cless and Mint (and one between Arche and Chester) in a town that's perpetually bathed in snowfall. The scene also has a poignant C-arc where Klarth uses his single Origin-powered time-scrying to {{spoiler|check in on his love Mirald}}.
** Similarly, ''[[Tales of Symphonia (Video Game)|Tales of Symphonia]]'' has the scene between Lloyd and his future 'soulmate' (mind you, only two of them are romantic in nature) placed in a similar location. {{spoiler|<s>The same town, actually</s> (Actually, Flanoir is Freizkeil, Meltokio is Arlee); 4000 years and a continental shift earlier.}}
*** In the sequel of ''[[Tales of Symphonia (Video Game)|Tales of Symphonia]]'', {{spoiler|Lloyd will, in the same place, and depending on a player choice: [[Victorious Childhood Friend|declare love for one of his female friends]], or have a romantic chat with one of the characters ([[Multiple Endings|the others are less romantic]], but [[Ship Tease|definitely shippy]]) (as long as it's with a female-- all of the male options are made quite clear that they're platonic only), when he finally joins you at the end of the game.}}
** Lampshaded and subverted in ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]''. All of the girls (and [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|Ion]]) discuss how romantic the snowy city of Keterburg is and how lovely it would be to walk with a gentleman through the snow. Unfortunately, Jade is, off visiting his sister, Guy is terrified of being close to women and the fact that all of the women in town like to keep close is driving him crazy, and Luke's outfit has a bare stomach which is now freezing. Needless to say, the women are disappointed, except Tear who [[Everyone Can See It|thought it was cute]] that Luke was worried about his belly freezing.
{{quote| "[[Blatant Lies|I-I was talking about]] [[Ridiculously Cute Critter|Mieu]]...!"}}
* The storyline of ''[[Snow Sakura]]'' is all about romances in a snowy town of Yukito.
* The {{spoiler|reconciliation scene with Misaki}} is designed around this [[Canvas 2]].
** {{spoiler|Mami's birthday party}}
* Happens in ''[[Professor Layton and Thethe Unwound Future]]'', {{spoiler|but also [[Snow Means Death]]. Layton's lover, Claire, who was revealed to be slung into the future has to go back to the past to when the time machine exploded. Layton [[Not So Stoic|pleads]] with her to stay, but leaves anyway. It snows once she's confirmed to be gone.}}
 
== Visual Novels ==
* ''[[Kanon (Visual Novel)|Kanon]]'' is entirely based around sad girls in the snow. Small wonder that Yuuichi hates the stuff.
* In Tomoyo's route in the ''[[Clannad (Visualvisual Novelnovel)|Clannad]]'' visual novel, Tomoya {{spoiler|breaks up with her [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|so that she can focus on her responsibilities]] and become successful}}. After eight months, he walks out of the school one day and sees her standing in the snow in front of him. She tells him that {{spoiler|her responsibilities are concluded}}, that she loves him, and that she has been waiting for him for those whole eight months. [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|They hug.]]
** Done exactly the same way in the bonus episode of [[Clannad (Visualvisual Novelnovel)|Clannad]] called "Another World: Tomoyo".
* In ''[[Fate/stay Stay Night (Visual Novel)night|Fate Stay Night]]'', Ilya ''makes'' it snow when parting with Shirou at one point. It's actually a mix of the two types listed in that {{spoiler|Ilya is his adopted sister}}, so not quite romantic love, plus she's a little [[Cute and Psycho|strange]] sometimes and sad girl in the snow, because it's one of the big clues to Shirou that her cheerful act is mostly a facade against being hurt anymore. Apparently, every Holy Grail War in Fuyuki has taken place in winter. You know some people love that grail.
* Brutally subverted in [[Katawa Shoujo|Katawa Shoujo.]] The game opens with a [[Love Confession]] to the main character, Hisao, by his crush in the falling snow. Unfortunately, the stress of the situation triggers Hisao's cardiac arrythmia - which he didn't even know he had before then - and things veer dangerously close to [[Snow Means Death]] as he has a heart attack. He spends the next six months in the hospital... and the relationship doesn't last more than six weeks.
* Chizuru watches the snow fall with Saito in his good ending in ''[[Hakuouki]]''.
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* ''[[Megatokyo]]'': The phrase "sad girl in snow" in webcomics was popularized by the strip, deriving simply from the fact that this is something the creator/character Piro draws a lot of. Specifically [http://www.megatokyo.com/strip/142 this guest comic] by [[Mac Hall]], lampooning Piro's angst, self-depreciation and fascination with [[Moe Moe]], even early in the strip. There hasn't been snow until near the end of Chapter 9. Of course, shortly after it starts, {{spoiler|[[Snow Means Death|Miho gets nuked]]}}.
** Parodied by ''[[Something *Positive]]'' [httphttps://wwwweb.archive.org/web/20130509204600/http://somethingpositive.net/sp09102003.shtml here].
* There used to be ''[[Order of the Stick]]'' merchandise that pulled this with [[Evil Twin|Nale]] and [[Horny Devils|Sabine]].
* In retrospect, ''[[The Water Phoenix King]]'' used this in Chapter 3 (it was also [[Snow Means Death]], for some.)
* The last pages of ''[[Nineteen, Twenty -One (Webcomic)|Nineteen Twenty One]]'' are set in the snow and {{spoiler|it's where Yun-lee and Wong-whi finally get together and have their first kiss.}}
 
 
== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' and Sam have their first ([[Fake -Out Make -Out|proper]]) kiss in the snow.
* The Season one finale of ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]'' used this trope with a twist. The opening scene shows Jake and Rose together in Central Park on a snowy day, with Jake wondering if she should reveal his [[Secret Identity]] to her in order to proceed with their relationship. (However, in a textbook case of [[Dramatic Irony]], it turns out Rose is [[Living Withwith the Villain|actually the Huntsgirl,]] and has unknowingly tried to kill Jake multiple times. In the climactic scene of the episode, where Huntsgirl removes her glove to reveal Rose's dragon-shaped birthmark, takes place during a blizzard. It's almost [[Snow Means Death]], except instead of the death of a person, we see the death of a relationship. {{spoiler|Of course, they get back together. Guess it was a [[Disney Death]].}}
* ''[[Beauty and The Beast (Disney)|Beauty and Thethe Beast]]'': The song "Something There" shows the titular pair playing in the snow and realizing their feelings for each other.
* In the final scene of ''[[A Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' Jack and Sally confess their feelings for each other while being on a snowy field (since Santa Claus had brought the snow to Halloween town).
* ''[[Batman: theThe Animated Series]]'': Mr Freeze's most iconic scene is him [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EtHfr0eBA4 talking to the snowglobe that contains a statue of his late wife,] begging for forgiveness. Sad version of this trope. The comics reveal that in college the two spent much of their courtship outside in the snow.
** There's also an episode in which Batman meets Catwoman in the snow, and she has to ask, "Are you getting soft on criminals, or just on me?"
* ''[[WITCH (Animationanimation)|WITCH]]'': Will and Matt had their first kiss under a tree in a light snowfall.
 
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