Winter Landscapes

So, winter landscapes from around the world.

Flying cross-country skiers. Dolgodorov Denis from Russia and Michael Kingsbury of Canada at the World Championships in freestyle, Meribel, France, December 20, 2011. (Photo by Alain Grosclaude | Agence Zoom | Getty Images):

Snowfall in Sofia, Bulgaria, December 28, 2011. (Photo by Nikolay Doychinov | AFP | Getty Images):

Winter landscapes in the park in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Christian Charisius | AFP | Getty Images):

Snowy peak in Bokonyano, the region of Corsica, France. (Photo by Pascal Pochard-Casabianca | AFP | Getty Images):

Icy trees in the U.S. state of Illinois by spray from the Mississippi River, January 3, 2012. A year ago, these landscapes can be seen in Moscow after the famous freezing rain. (Photo by The Telegraph | John Badman | AP):

An interesting project in a small German town Mitterfirmiansroyt. Here, in the Bavarian Forest, near the Czech border, a church was built of ice and snow. (Photo dapd | Lukas Barth | AP):

The dimensions of the cathedral: 26 meters long, 11 meters wide, 17 meters in height. The church is very popular with local tourists. (Photo by Armin Weigel | AFP | Getty Images):

Traditional New Year’s dive in the Netherlands, the city of Scheveningen, January 1, 2012. This year it was attended by a record number of people – more than 10 000. (Photo by Jasper Juinen | Getty Images):

Winter landscape of the U.S. state of Washington, December 22, 2011. (Photo by Walla Walla Union-Bulletin | Jeff Horner):

Frosty Dawn (-27C) in the forest on the highway M54 Krasnoyarsk – Mongolia, Russia. (Photo by Ilya Naymushin | Reuters):

In the Chinese city opened Hailar snow sculpture festival, December 18, 2011. (Photo by ChinaDaily | Reuters):

The annual celebration of winter solstice in Brighton, England, December 21, 2011. During this beautiful festival of people walking the streets with paper lanterns, which are then burned together with the large paper sculptures. (Photo by Dan Kitwood | Getty Images):

Snow-covered landscape near the town of Ebenhoven, Germany, December 19, 2011. (Photo by Karl-Josef Hildenbrand | AFP | Getty Images):

“Walrus” in Harbin, China, December 26, 2011. (Photo by Sheng Li | Reuters):

Ice Sculpture Park in Rovaniemi, Finland. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand | AFP | Getty Images):

Reserve museum in Kolomna, Moscow, January 1, 2012. (Photo by Denis Sinyakov | Reuters):

Frozen strawberry bushes on a farm in Florida, January 4, 2012. (Photo by Chris O’Meara | AP):

Winter landscape from Brighton, England, December 18, 2011. (Photo by Dan Kitwood | Getty Images):

Icy railing in the U.S. state of Michigan, January 3, 2012. (Photo by Don Campbell | AP):

The Romanian Fagaras Massif, 300 km from Bucharest to build a real ice hotel. It offers 10 doublerooms with double beds for 35 euros per person in the room and the temperature is maintained between -2 and 2 degrees Celsius. (Photo by Radu Sigheti | Reuters):

Frozen pond in Eugene, Ore., December 13, 2011. (Photo by Kevin Clark | AP):

At the ski resort of Flachau, Austria hosted the World Cup slalom on December 21, 2011. (Photo by Dominic Ebenbichler | Reuters):

Harsh Siberian peasants from Krasnoyarsk, Russia. The street-20C. (Photo by Ilya Naymushin | Reuters):

On a winter skating rink members of the royal choir boys, London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood | Getty Images):

Photo 1. Sculpture “Barge Haulers on the Volga.” In Harbin, China opened the 13th international festival of snow and ice. (Photo by Sheng Li | Reuters):