Here is a much closer view from probably only a few thousand feet. This should give a notion of where the camera is located and the sort of land that is around it. It is actually far more forested than the picture leads a person to think and there is a great deal more snow on the ground than is shown.
I don’t know how often Google Earth updates their satellite images, either, and that could have a bearing on how little snow is shown in the image.
I am sure there is a lag time for Google Earth.
I’m thinking that there must be. This really looks like 6 months ago.