#1Feb 3rd, 2012
I traveled around western Europe and loved some of the scenery. The winters are not as cold as they are in, say, northern Canada, because the North Atlantic Current usually keeps it mild (although, I guess this year in eastern Europe it is an exception), but they still get snow.
I especially liked Switzerland.
Unlike northern BC (where I am from), you can grow fruit and nut trees without having them get killed off by a deep freeze in the winter. Or you can grow tomatoes in the summer, without having them killed by an early frost. Switzerland still gets winter, and lots of snow—but it is not ten months of the year.
Anyhow, this brings me to my question:
Can anybody here suggest a city in Canada whose climate is similar to that of Switzerland?
Mountains are nice but not necessary.
I like to grow gardens, and apple trees, and nut trees, etc. So I’d like a relatively mild winter. But I would still like snow. Three or four feet that stays around for a good part of the winter, but the winter doesn’t last ten months of the year like it does in, say, Prince George.
Suggestions?
, Dease Lake???, Smithers, Whitehorse? HIgh Level Alberta??? Or how about Uranium City in Saskatchewan 
velstoke is one of my favorite little towns in B.C.
