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February 25, 2013 |
Winter weather
Here in the northern hemisphere spring is but a rumor. Record snowfalls have taxed budgets and patience, and slowed transit from planes to pedestrians. Not that some aren't enjoying the abundance, as winter sports play out on beautiful frozen blankets of snow. Gathered here are images of people struggling with and enjoying their wintery blasts. -- Lane Turner (47 photos total)

Children pour cold water on themselves under the control of fitness coach Margarita Filimonova at kindergarten number 317, with the air temperature at about minus 23 degrees Celsius, in Krasnoyarsk, Russia on February 5, 2013. The program has been practiced by the kindergarten for 15 years. (Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) #

"Wild' Silvesterchlaeuse (New Years Clauses) wearing costumes and cow bells march through the snow near Unaesch, Switzerland on January 12, 2013. They walk from house to house to offer best wishes for the New Year to the farmers in this region. After a performance of singing and dancing they usually receive food, hot drinks or money. (Walter Bieri/Keystone/Associated Press) #
More links and information
Greatest snowfall records of all time - UnofficialNetworks.com, 11/10/11
World Weather Information Service - Worldweather.wmo