This section of road is notorious for poor weather conditions including fog, ice and snow in winter months.
About 10 scene modes, including portrait, beach, snow and landscape, are now standard in most cameras.
The small homes offer troops protection from environmental conditions including wind, snow, sand and cold.
However, due to appalling weather conditions, including snow, the organizers cut the stage to just 46 km.
Some geophysicists now also study the hydrological cycle including snow and ice.
But poor weather last year, including heavy snow before Christmas, has distorted those figures upwards.
Programs may occur in all kinds of weather including rain, snow, and high winds.
Locations also have variable weather including, among other things, rain, snow, and dust storms.
The city experiences a full range of weather events, including snow, ice, rain, thunderstorms and fog.
Precipitation, including snow, is about 30 inches (760 mm) a year and falls mostly during winter.