Truth be known, the only thing snow buys you is a cold hunt. Most people want the snow because it's easy to spot new tracks. You can do the same timing of tracks if you spend time scouting and learning tracks. The best way I found to do this is to go to a local walking path and look for deer. This allows you to stay healthy with a walk and learn how to read tracks. When you see a deer, go and examine the tracks. Note the crispness of them. The next day do the same when you see the deer but return to yesterday's tracks. See how they look 24 hours later. Just repeat everything each time you go out. I use to be able to notice a change down to almost an hour. You can do better if you try a little.

Good luck