In article <30CE0FD5.4650@bangate.compaq.com>, darin=clapp%cs=win95%cs=hou@bangate.compaq.com says...
>In Jan. I will be traveling to Russia for vacation. I plan on taking
>mostly outdoor photos of the sites. I am from the south so I don't
>have any experience with taking photos containing snow. What are the
>tricks and/or special equipment needed for shots containing snow?

Shoot in manual mode, aim the camera at snow only (in the approximate
direction you will be taking the picture), and open up 1 1/2 stops
on a grey day, 1 2/3 stops on a sunny day from the snow reading.
Hope this helps.