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Winter

Jack jumpers rely on their feet and core to maintain balance. It's not easy for newcomers.

The Perils and Pleasures of Jack Jumping

Vermont's homegrown, DIY winter sport isn't going to make the Olympics, but it looks like great fun.

Kelly Catalfamo February 12, 2018

Vilhelmina, Sweden

Wilhelmina Ice Pole Sitting Contest

Locals perched on icy thrones brave frigid temperatures during this bizarre winter tradition.

Tateyama-machi, Japan

Snow Canyon

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

Delicious vanilla snow cream, made from snow, vanilla extract, and condensed milk.

Snow Cream

Ice cream made with fresh snow is a beloved Southern tradition.

<em> Empire City Skating Rink</em>, c. 1868

Ice Skating in New York Has Always Been Magical

And here are the vintage images to prove it.

Anika Burgess December 20, 2017

Lahti Ski Jump Tower

Every summer, an open-air swimming pool appears at the base of a Finnish city's beloved winter attraction.

A kholodet with shredded meat and an egg.

Kholodets

Savory meat jelly with a dollop of spicy mustard is a customary New Year's dish in Russia.

Ice Formations in Stewart Tunnel.

Belleville, Wisconsin

Stewart Tunnel Ice Formations

Every winter, the wind carves blocks of frozen water into beautiful abstract shapes inside this unusually curved tunnel.

Mock mushrooms are often added to yule log cakes, made of either meringue or marzipan.

Yule Log Cake

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

Collector Phil Snow donated his collection of 26 Flexible Flyers to the Moorsetown, NJ library.

Moorestown, New Jersey

Flexible Flyer Museum

An unusual assortment of steerable wooden sleds is on display in a library in New Jersey where they were first invented.

The plaque in foreview, with JFK's green doorstep across the street.

Washington, D.C.

Freezing Newsmen Plaque

A small token of gratitude from freezing cold journalists who were given a warm haven while covering JFK's inauguration.

The sculpture the team from Mongolia created in their first year.

Breckenridge, Colorado

Breckenridge Snow Sculptures

Each year, teams of the world's best snow sculptors have 65 hours to create frozen masterpieces.

Snowmobile exhibit

Eagle River, Wisconsin

World Snowmobile Headquarters

A one-stop shop for all things snowmobile, started by a snowmobile-obsessed group of friends in Wisconsin.

Kobe Luminarie

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

The world's largest knitted mitten in Lovikka, Sweden.

Pajala N, Sweden

Lovikkavanten (Lovikka Mitten Statue)

The world’s largest knitted mitten is displayed in one of Sweden’s smallest Arctic villages.

Watch These Joyous Strangers in London Roll a Massive Snowball Down a Hill

The crowd cheers as it rolls down the slopes of Parliament Hill.

Lauren Young January 20, 2017

Guide Fred Pepper standing by a snow mushroom along the line of Canadian Pacific Railway

Giant Snow 'Mushrooms' Are Winter's Rarest Natural Wonder

They can grow 12 feet wide.

Sarah Laskow January 4, 2017

An elegant pose of a 18th-century French skater.

The Ice-Skating Dandies of 18th-Century Paris

The frozen fields were home to tight pants and graceful, showy moves.

Lauren Young January 3, 2017