Snow only comes around once a year in GTA Online, but even that can be annoying for a lot of players who just want to drive around Los Santos without sliding all over the place, or being blinded by the whiteout. Here’s a guide on how to get rid of snow in GTA Online in your Freeroam lobby, in just a few minutes every time.
How To Turn Off Snow In GTA Online
Starting from any lobby, go to:
- The Pause Menu
- Right one tab to Online
- Down to Jobs
- Down to Play Job
- Down to Rockstar Created (not to be confused for Rockstar Verified)
- Down to Races
- Right to Cayo Perico – Bike & Subscribe
- Start the race solo with the default settings
- Leave the pre-start settings of the race (vehicle selection etc.) default as well
Note that any of the Cayo Perico races will work, because of the nature of the Cayo Perico session that will be created–it does not snow in Cayo Perico, just Los Santos.
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Allow the race to begin and hit the first checkpoint, or just wait 10-15 seconds to establish this session properly. Next, go to:
- The Pause Menu
- Right a few tabs to Friends
- Down to any of your friends who are online in GTA and join
- Alternatively request an invite from a friend who are online in GTA and join
- You can also join in on any ‘recently played with’ players you were with in your last session, regardless of whether they are your friends or not
Get Rid Of Snow In GTA Online
Once you load back in to a Los Santos lobby, the snow both on the ground and the weather effect in general will be gone. You can still pick up the invisible snow and pack it in to a snowball to throw at players and pedestrians. The visual effect is solely for you, and everyone else that hasn’t done the glitch will still have snow on their screens, despite being in the same lobby. All the Christmas decorations and props will still be visible to you though.
Do not swap sessions in any way, or it will cancel the glitch. If it takes you up into the clouds, that counts as a swap: Find New Session, Join Session, Join Job, Accept Invite, etc.
Just follow all the steps again to make the snow glitch start over.
When Does The Snow Leave In GTA Online
The snow is expected to go away in GTA Online on Thursday, January 4, 2024. While an actual official announcement has not been made, Thursdays are when the weekly reset always happens, and would be the most efficient time for the snow to stop in GTA Online.
