a question please ( I am not into routes yet ) - are snow covered routes heavier on the frame rates in a game , all that snow on top of the existing scenery ?
I may be mistaken, but I am pretty sure that the snow you are seeing is a texture. Some textures and objects are seasonal, so it's not really anything "extra" added. More that it's the same model (with different texturing) that you see. In that sense, there wouldn't be a difference.
In theory, I would argue a snow covered route would be slightly easier on frame rates, since there would be less textures, but it depends on how many are used, the pixel size of the textures being used in each, and the objects being used. That being said, I'm predicting Roy will say that frame rates are pretty much the same, or slightly better in the winterized version.
Snow or not, Roy's representation of this area is great!
Gisa