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Chickenhearted's McCabe & Mrs. Miller thread from a while back turned into a discussion on "snow Westerns." I thought I'd make that subject official here and see if we can get an inclusive list.
Mentioned already:
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Will Penny
Track of the Cat
The Hateful Eight
The Big Silence
Death Hunt
Jeremiah Johnson
The Mountain Men
Butch and Sundance: The Early Years (maybe)
Wild Rovers (one key snow sequence, but maybe not qualifies as an all-out "snow western."
Man in the Wilderness (and, also, The Revenant)
Day of the Outlaw
Challenge to be Free
Across the Great Divide
The Far Country
The Last Buffalo
The Last Hunt
Does Breakheart Pass make the cut? Or is the snow in it not imposing enough?
EDIT: Yes, I would say Breakheart qualifies, especially by its second half.
UPDATE - As we enter the late fall 2023/winter 2023-24 season, here are additional titles from this thread (I still have some other suggestions here to check on):
Any Bullet Will Do
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Chuka
The Claim
Dark Valley
Monte Walsh (1970) (no snow, but it's so damned wintry in its feel and outlook, that I give it an honorable mention.)
The Rare Breed
Ride the High Country
The White Buffalo
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Nooooo. If you conjure the devil, there will be hell to pay...
I much prefer melting westerns. 
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Also Quanto Costa Morire.
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Early f up!
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Early f up!
Dont know that one?
Who did the score for Presto Cazzo? 
Was it a Django or Sartarna film? Lol
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Great topic - but I’m not sure all of those count.
As westerns, I mean.
Dont you shout in bold to me, chum!!! Lol.
Whats the matter, normal font not good enough for you?
You gotta go bold because you think what you gotta say is more important than anyone else, right???!
Bah, Bold typing Dubyas??? I shit em. 
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The Last Frontier
A normal cavalry v indians western with Victor Mature, but, the last 30 seconds has snow. Does that count?
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The Last Frontier
A normal cavalry v indians western with Victor Mature, but, the last 30 seconds has snow. Does that count?
Was it slushy or still proper snow?
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Well, good point. It came down heavy over Victor's head, but the overhead shot of the fort wasnt very white, so maybe it wasnt settling yet?
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And the film is The Great Silence. smile
The Last Frontier
A normal cavalry v indians western with Victor Mature, but, the last 30 seconds has snow. Does that count?
I just copied down what other people wrote!
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True Grit. The John Wayne version anyway...
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Valdez is Coming presents us with a poser: Although most of it takes place in traditional desert/mountain locations, the climactic scene takes place with Burt Lancaster's Valdez standing against a snowy mountain vista while he faces nemesis Jon Cypher against a flat, rocky, desert scene. The memorable image of that snow during the showdown scene I think qualifies this movie as an honorary snow western.
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Dances With Wolves also has a memorably snowy ending, so maybe it qualifies for honorary status too even if the majority of it isn’t snowy.
Yavar
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