Well IDK about you, I live in slight NE US doesn't get to cold, rare that it would drop below, -5 F max and its usually around 20ish F and I have serious winter gear so it really isn't that bad. I've taken two and half hour walks into the winter cold when it was maybe around 34 F max. Just bundled up with serious WP gear thats meant to be used outside for a bit of time in the cold. I don't dislike the cold though and also the most important key to staying outdoors for long periods of time in the cold is to make sure theres zero wind. It makes it easier to stay sustained and all that. I only followed a cement trail that runs through woods and I know like the back of my hand though because IDK if anyone added but barren winter lands are extremely disorienting even without the aid of psychedelics and psychedelics can already make you feel lost in a place you've known forever, so be careful and make sure to have marked areas/things to follow and keep you on course if you venture to straight wilderness. I also advise to bring water and such, my gear has giant pockets so I can stuff w/e in there and take it along without to much hassle, also my gear is pretty lightweight/though extremely good warmth protecting material, as if you put tons of gear on your obviously going to sweat buckets under the strain. I find its best though to only stay out for around an hours time as to much longer makes it take time to readapt to indoor temps and the like, usually the only reason I ended out longer was the sheer mesmerizing power of snow. This winter too, I figured instead of hiking into the wilderness I should hike into the land of streetlamps, don't know why I never thought about it, i've loved that view since I was a child.
Tripping when it's snowing is magic. The snowflakes are hypnotic and feel "kind" when they touch you. Since up here in the North the variation between summer and winter is so huge, it obviously affects tripping.
Summers, when it's light 24/7 (the sun does set for a few hours here but it's still not dark), and winters, when there's light only for a few hours. So tripping in the summer is tripping in constant light, while tripping during winter is tripping in darkness basically from the beginning to the end. If you're outside, obviouslyThe last couple of winters have been so snowy and cold I wouldn't have wanted to trip outside though. Sensations get a bit twisted and you don't always recognize the pain of coldness in your hands or feet. Or then you feel cold somewhere, but can't always localize the place (e.g. fingers). So I prefer the summer and the light, the mystic in light nights (I don't live as far up north as to witness the midnight sun though) is amazing.
What I would want to experience though is to travel further up north and witness Aurora Borealis in winter and the midnight sun in summer while tripping. They're both spectacular even on their own.
