Lake Wylie, South Carolina where the new state line falls between the owner's house and his back deck, and a gas station and convenience store whose owner has noted that differences in gas prices and retail regulations between the two states will likely force him out of business. Lake Wylie has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by humid summers and cool dry winters. Precipitation does not vary greatly by amount between seasons with snow, rain, and sleet in the winter months and mostly rain in the summer months with occasional hail from strong thunderstorms. July is the hottest month, with an average high temperature
What the Snow Brings Makie, the jockey who seems to have lost her touch. He also finds Unryu at the stable, the horse that cost him his money at the "banmei", and who may be heading for the slaughterhouse. "What the Snow Brings" played at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2005 and was released theatrically in Japan on May 20, 2006. In September 2007, it had a showing at the 2007 Raindance Film Festival. 18th Tokyo International Film Festival 28th Yokohama Film Festival 31st Hochi Film Awards What the Snow Brings Manabu Yazaki had left his family's home in Hokkaidō years before