FUN OF SNOW
LIVING
Winter is arriving in the Northern
Hemisphere, bringing chilly winds and heavy snowfall to many regions. In late
November, Seattle and Vancouver experienced an early snowstorm, parts of New
York State are still digging out of a recent storm, and many parts of Europe are
now enduring a deadly cold snap, with temperatures in Poland falling as low as
-33C (-27F). People all over are donning their heavy coats and gloves and
heading outside to either battle the elements, or find ways to play. Collected
here are recent photos from northern areas where winter weather has made an
impact, and some of the ways the people and animals are dealing with the
changing seasons.
Harrison Harper, 10, makes good use of the overnight
snowfall and a hill behind his house in Boise, Idaho on Wednesday, Dec. 1,
2010.
A
parhelion (sundog) combined with a halo is seen over Lake Malaren in central
Stockholm, Sweden on November 30, 2010. These weather phenomena are created by
ice crystals in the atmosphere during cold weather. Stockholm was experiencing
temperatures below minus 10 degree Celsius
Dodie, a one year old dalmatian, enjoys the snowy
conditions in Brockwell Park on December 2, 2010 in London, England. Heavy
snowfall across the country resulted in severe disruption to road, rail and air
travel as well as the closure of over 6,500
schools.
A
street performer dressed as the character Darth Vader stands in front of the
Brandenburg Gate during snowfall in Berlin, December 2,
2010.
Tina
Maze of Slovenia competes during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's
Downhill training on December 1, 2010 in Lake Louise, Alberta,
Canada.
A
snow-covered cabin is lit by Christmas lights along the shoreline of Lake Louise
after sunset in Alberta, Canada on November 29,
2010.
A
lone tree stands in the fog on a snow covered field in Rubigen, near Bern,
Switzerland on December 2, 2010.
A
street lamp is completely covered with ice and snow outside a restaurant at the
Feldberg mountain in Koenigstein, 30km west of Frankfurt, Germany on December 2,
2010.
A
sheep stands covered in snow in a field near Middleham, northern England
December 1, 2010.
Children play with snowballs in front of a Ferris wheel in
Place Bellecour in Lyon, France on December 1,
2010.
The
sun breaks through the fog over the inner harbor as below zero temperatures grip
Stockholm, Sweden on December 2, 2010. The midday temperature in Stockholm stood
at -14 C (7 F) and the Swedish Meteorological Institute predicted the freeze to
continue for the rest of the week.
A
woman cleans her frozen car windshield during a freezing morning in Bucharest,
Romania on December 2, 2010.
Snow
covers a statue in Newcastle, England on November 29,
2010.
The
landscape is covered in snow on November 29, 2010 at the Schlaubetal natural
park near Mixdorf, Germany.
Ski
instructors with the Copper Mountain Ski and Ride School ski down the mountain
into the village during the torchlight parade as part of the ski resort's En
Fuego Celebration at Copper Mountain, Colorado on Nov 27,
2010.
General view of Le Mont Saint Michel under snow in France
on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010.
People dressed as St. Nicholas, a knave in a traditional
Bavarian woman's dress, two Gangerl and Buttenmandl make their way through the
snow during the traditional Buttenmandl-Parade near the village of
Bischofswiesen-Loipl, southern Germany, on November 28, 2010. On the first
Sunday of the Advent season, St. Nicholas is traditionally accompanied by twelve
Buttenmandls and a knave when they go from house to house to give small presents
to the children. Only unmarried men are allowed to parade as Buttenmandls, who
are completely covered in straw and wear animal masks and cow
bells.
Flamingos stand in the snow in their enclosure as the
Hagenbeck zoo in the German city of Hamburg on December 3,
2010.
A man
makes his way home from the shops November 29, 2010 in Auchterarder,
Scotland.
A
kite snowboarder takes a fall at the German Feldberg mountain on November 27,
2010.
Hoar
frost clings to a spider's web around Pickmere Lake in the Cheshire countryside
on December 3, 2010 in Knutsford, United Kingdom.
U.S.
Army Spc. Ron Washington walks from his Humvee and past stuck cars on the
Alaskan Way Viaduct to check on the gridlock on the highway Monday, Nov. 22,
2010, in Seattle, Washington. Drivers were stuck for hours throughout the Puget
Sound region, as Washington state was hit by its first significant snowfall of
the season Monday, with several inches on the ground in Spokane and just enough
snow in the Puget Sound area to make traffic a
mess.
A
horse stands in a meadow covered in freshly-fallen snow in Phalsbourg, France,
as winter weather hits the region November 26,
2010.
A
German police officer stands in heavy snow as she guards the Reichstag buildings
in Berlin Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010.
A
sledder starts downhill after a push with the Space Needle in the background on
Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, in Seattle's Gasworks Park.
Polar
bear cub Taiga sleeps atop its mother on a snowy day at the St-Felicien Wildlife
Zoo in St-Felicien, Quebec on November 30, 2010.
A
long exposure photograph shows a tree in front of the snow-covered Bernese alps
and the city of Thun in Oberbuetschel, Switzerland on November 30,
2010.
Benches on a sea bridge are covered with ice at the Baltic
Sea village of Scharbeutz, Germany on December 2,
2010.
A
herd of bison along the Bitterroot Valley's Eastside Highway near Stevensville,
Montana, are covered in snow following a blizzard on Nov. 23, 2010 that swept
through the valley earlier.
Leanne Smith of the USA takes a fall as she skis the first
run of the Giant Slalom during the Audi FIS Women's World Cup Aspen
Winternational on November 27, 2010 in Aspen,
Colorado.
Students from Bingen am Rhein enjoy the first snow near the
Brandenburg Gate on December 2, 2010 in Berlin,
Germany.
A
backlit tree is covered with freshly-fallen snow in Budapest, Hungary on
November 27. 2010.
Frozen snow clings to the stalks of dead plants on the
Auerberg mountain near Stoetten, Germany on on November 25,
2010.
A man
skis after heavy snowfall in the Thuringian Forest in Oberhof, Germany,
Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010.
A
couple walks arm-in-arm while visiting Capilano Park as the Lions Gate Mountain
is seen through the clouds in North Vancouver, British Columbia on November 20,
2010.
A
baby elephant takes a walk in the snow at the zoo in the northern German city of
Hanover on December 3, 2010.
Archie Kirk plays in the snow as his school remains closed
after the heavy snow of the last few days, in Brighton, southern England on
December 3, 2010.
