The Snowboard-Cross FIS World Cup Final in Arosa, Switzerland

The Snowboard-Cross FIS World Cup Final in Arosa, Switzerland

Zach Stone competes in the FIS Snowboarding World Cup Grand Finals

Canadian snowboarder Zach Stone competes in the snow boarding Big Air event as part of the FIS Snowboarding World Cup Grand Finals

A marigold blossom looks through the snow on meadow at the Loferer Alp in the Austrian province of Salzburg

A marigold blossom looks through the snow on meadow at the Loferer Alp in the Austrian province of Salzburg

People sitting in the snow

People sitting in the snow await the start of the Team Ski Jumping World Cup in Oberstdorf .
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Snow leaves the skates of Vaughn Chipeur

Snow leaves the skates of Vaughn Chipeur as he performs during the gala exhibition at the 2010 Canadian Figure Skating Championships in London, Ontario.
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A group of King Penguins walk along a snow-covered path

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 A group of King Penguins walk along a snow-covered path at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa

Japanese cranes are seen in a snow-covered field at the Tsurui village

Japanese cranes are seen in a snow-covered field at the Tsurui village 

A man walks in St James’s Park

A man walks in St James’s Park, Central London. Britain, shivering through its coldest winter in three decades, was hit by a fresh blanket of snow on Wednesday

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A man takes a photograph of a submerged car in the frozen Union canal

A man takes a photograph of a submerged car in the frozen Union canal near Winchburgh in central Scotland January 12, 2010. Two men have been charged with reckless conduct after the car which was being driven on the frozen canal plunged through the ice.
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Snow hangs on trees in front of Fountains Abbey in Ripon

Snow hangs on trees in front of Fountains Abbey in Ripon, northern England January 9, 2010. 
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Children enjoy sledging in the snow

Children enjoy sledging in the snow in Pitlochry, Scotland January 9, 2010. 
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Rowlands Castle, Hampshire

Rowlands Castle, Hampshire
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A walk by the River Wey from Guildford to Godalming

A walk by the River Wey from Guildford to Godalming

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South Korean special warfare forces train in the snow

South Korean special warfare forces train in the snow during a winter field drill in Pyeonchang, east of Seoul on Friday

A pedestrian is greeted with minus 32 degrees Celcius

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A pedestrian is greeted with minus 32 degrees Celcius (-25.6 degree Fahrenheit) in the town of Divnogorsk, south of the Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. Severe frost has hit the Krasnoyarsk region for more than two weeks.

Members of the Special Warfare Command scrub their bodies with snow

Members of the Special Warfare Command scrub their bodies with snow during an annual severe winter season drill in Pyeongchang, about 180 km (113 miles) east of Seoul, January 8, 2010. Soldiers from the special forces participate annually in the training to improve combat abilities during the cold weather season.
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Fallen snow rests on Stonehenge in Salisbury

Fallen snow rests on Stonehenge in Salisbury, southern England January 7, 2010.   Widespread ice and sub-zero temperatures continued to cause disruption across Britain on Thursday, with the coldest weather in 30 years showing little sign of easing as forecasters predicted more snow.     REUTERS/Kieran Doherty

White blanket

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People walk through a courtyard covered with snow in the center of Warsaw, Poland, on Jan. 2.

the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival

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Each year, artists, ice sculpture experts and fans in general, hailing from America, Canada, Japan, Russia and beyond, make their way to see the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival

Victorian terraced houses and parked vehicles lie under a blanket of snow

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Victorian terraced houses and parked vehicles lie under a blanket of snow in Blaydon, northeast England, on Wednesday. Even filming of the venerable television soap opera "Coronation Street" was disrupted by the worst snow and icy weather in Britain in years