Everyone loves to hate traffic wardens. It's a tough job, and someone's got to do it, I guess, but there's a reason people don't like traffic wardens. This brilliant prank pretty much demonstrates why -- they will literally ticket anything, including snow. Read More >>

It's March, which mean it's still a little colder than you want it to be. Which means eventually you'll ask yourself why in the hell is it still cold. Which will lead to yourself questioning why does it have to be cold at all? And then you'll see this converted silo in Cedar Falls, Iowa and the cold, winter, slushy snow, all of it will make complete sense. The world gets cold so that people can create an epic ice climbing wall. Read More >>

The zookeepers at Longleat Safari Park were curious what it would be like if its resident tigers finally turn on their captors. So taking advantage of the snowy weather, they stuck a hidden camera inside a snowman and let the big cats have at it. Read More >>

There's nothing that simultaneously terrifies and excites us Brits like a wee bit of snow. For the whole night before a minor snowfall, the news will be filled with hacks eagerly reporting on grit stockpiles, weather forecasters bounce around like small children, and Ranulph Fiennes gets called in to lecture on frostbite. It's a BIG DEAL. But don't worry, it's just a bit of precipitation: you're a 21st Century man or woman, and you can beat nature! Read More >>

At over 240,000 square feet Ski Dubai is currently the largest indoor skiing facility in the world. But a Danish architectural firm believes that record should belong to Denmark, and so has designed and proposed an indoor ski facility for the city of Randers that will safely snatch the title of world's biggest from Dubai. Read More >>

You forget how beautifully ornate snowflakes can be until you see them up close, in full detail. This photo series from Andrew Osokin shows how stunningly gorgeous each snowflake is. They look unreal. Read More >>

As we trudge through December toward Christmas, snowfall becomes increasingly likely (bringing our transport infrastructure to a grinding halt). But while it may be a pain in the arse when it falls, up close it looks incredibly beautiful — as these photographs demonstrate. Read More >>

If you don't want to spend the entire winter wearing clunky boots, these elastic Nordic Grip Mini straps feature a pair of metal spikes that give any pair of shoes enough grip to tackle snow and ice. Strapping them on is as easy as putting an elastic band around your wrist, and they're available in three colours for just £9 a pair. Read More >>

Inspired by night surfers wearing LEDs, Switchback Entertainment made this video for Salomon Freeski TV showing skiers wearing their own light suits. Strapped with EL-wire on their bodies, the skiers slalom down the powder covered mountain like it's The Grid. Awesome. Read More >>

As one sporting extravaganza closes, another is on the horizon. While we're not yet travelling to the sunny sights of Rio for a few more years, the Winter Olympics is fast approaching with the Russians playing host in Sochi. Read More >>

It's next to impossible to check the time on your watch when bundled up for winter activities—not to mention the unpleasantness of baring your arms in sub-zero temperatures when pulling up your sleeves. So Dietrich's ED01 watch is specifically designed to be worn on the outside of your winterwear, using a set of stretchy elastic straps. Read More >>

You're driving down a twisting mountain road at night and all of a sudden the storm clouds open. Whatever you do with your headlights you can barely see more than a couple of feet. Fortunately, that's all set to change thanks to a team of scientists who can make the reflections from the rain disappear. Read More >>

If you're a YouTube connoisseur, you've probably already seen a train plow through snow before. But that's because a giganto snow plow is attached to the front of the locomotive—those trains were meant to kill and plow snow. This train? It's just a regular train. And it's freaking badass. Read More >>

The small and thin front wheels on a wheelchair or stroller might roll easy on hard surfaces, but on snow and ice they sink right in like a hot knife through butter. So a Swedish inventor has created a simple ski accessory that lets smaller wheels slide easily over frozen conditions. Read More >>

Crop circles are so 1990s. Nowadays, my favorite mysterious, creative phenomenon is snow art. Did aliens make it? Does it indicate some old druid structure hidden beneath the snow? Or is it just down to some insanely creative artist? Read More >>