For me, the snow, the rugged terrain, the topography just make it insanely inspiring. I found this out when I visited Andalsnes - arrived in a white out blizzard, then went for a walk around the town when it stopped. I wasn't out 10 mins and the weather closed in again but it was kind of exhilarating. Here was I, in Norway, not far from the Arctic !! Still amazes me to this day.