Lorelai Gilmore once said, “Everything’s magical when it snows,” and every Gilmore Girls fan has their favorite winter episodes. Yes, Gilmore Girls is known for being a fall show, which might be due to the autumnal vibe of the opening credits. However, Lorelai (Lauren Graham) always made it clear that winter is her favorite season, and the show was sure to include winter elements every year in the original 2000 to 2007 run as well as the 2016 revival, A Year in the Life.
Whether you stick your head out the window to say “I smell snow” or a wintery forecast makes you say, “Oy with the poodles already,” it’s always a good time to curl up with the best winter episodes of Gilmore Girls. Scroll down to see a guide to our favorites:
“Love and War and Snow” (‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 1, episode 8)
“The Bracebridge Dinner” (‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 2, episode 10)
This Gilmore Girls episode has everything: snow, a Stars Hollow tradition, Richard (Edward Hermann) and Emily (Kelly Bishop) in Stars Hollow and Jess (Milo Ventimiglia) being mischievous. The first snowfall has already hit and now it’s time for the annual snowman-building contest.
“That’ll Do, Pig” (‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 3, episode 9)
Lorelai finds a way to actually bond with Emily when Gran (Marion Ross) comes to town, and Rory is working on building bridges too.
“Women Of Questionable Morals” (‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 5, episode 11)
Lorelai smells the first snow of the season and drags Luke out of bed to smell it. However, it quickly becomes a terrible day after her car gets snowed in and a dozen other minor inconveniences.
“Merry Fisticuffs” (‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 7, episode 10)
The list of things to love about the seventh season of Gilmore Girls is very short. However, this episode makes the list because it offers exactly what the title implies.
“Winter” (‘Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life’ episode 1)
A decade after the series finale, Gilmore Girls returned via a four-episode Netflix revival. The first episode takes place in — you guessed it — winter and shows Rory and Lorelai reuniting after some time apart.