Beautiful snow formations, snow-capped mountains and trees, wildlife, ice crystals and formations, pristine white landscapes and blizzards are just a few of the subjects we've photographed during the winter months while subjecting ourselves to freezing temperatures and battling with the challenge of staying warm and comfortable.
From the arctic regions of North America in both Canada and Alaska to the ski slopes of Austria we've captured images of northern lights dancing across the night skies, Moose and other wildlife foraging for frozen morsels of food, and beautiful snowbound mountain valleys.
Winter is a difficult time to photograph. Moisture and the cold are two big enemies for every camera. In our selection of Winter Pictures you will find photos which are taken at -45 degrees Celsius, however, there are a few winter pictures we are not able to show as the shutter froze while we were taking them!
The rewards of these challenges are many - whether in the form of great winter pictures or on a personal level ... it's very character... (... more information below the photos)
Alpine Skiing Whistler Mountain British Columbia Canada Powder snow flies as a skier navigates the slopes of Whistler Mountain during a day of alpine skiing on a bright and sunny afternoon in British Columbia, Canada. |
Mount Rundle Winter Reflections 2nd Vermilion Lake Full Moon A clear winter night with a full moon rising up over the Fairholme Range and Mount Rundle sheds reflections on the surface of a partially frozen 2nd Vermilion Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. |
Peak 2 Peak Gondola Whistler Blackcomb Mountains British Columbia Canada On December 12, 2008 Whistler Blackcomb opened it's newest attraction and a feat of engineering ... the Peak 2 Peak Gondola which spans the valley between Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. |
Aerial Dusk Winter View Banff Town Alberta Canada Surrounded by snow capped mountains of the Banff National Park, the town of Banff is a popular year round destination for visitors from around the globe. The best aerial view of the town is from the slopes of Mount Norquay especially at dusk during winter |
Polar Bear Winter Churchill Manitoba A Polar Bear walking across the frozen tundra during the winter in Churchill, Manitoba as snow falls across the region. |
Funny Animal Picture This female harp seal made getting a funny animal picture easy, with the icicles on her whiskers she kept popping her head up through the hole to check on her cute baby. |
Christmas Night Scene Freising Bavaria Germany A beautiful christmas scene in the historic square of the Landratsamt at night in the city of Freising, Germany. |
Northern Lights Northern Lights dancing above an igloo on a cold winter day in northern Alaska. |
Aurora Borealis Watching The Yukon Territories of Canada are a great place for aurora borealis watching |
Peace Symbols Stock photo of Peace Symbols, a proud bald eagle sitting during a winter snow storm on the beach. |
Beautiful Winter Ice Formations Johnston Canyon Banff National Park Vibrant blue vertical ice formations create a beautiful contrast against the stone walls of Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park, and the plunge pool which still flows freely during mid winter. |
Ice Wall Climbing Picks Upper Falls Johnston Canyon Situated along the Bow Valley Parkway in Banff National Park, Johnston Canyon is a mecca for ice climbing enthusiasts as the Upper Falls form a wall of ice during the winter months. Be sure to pack the ice picks, crampons, climbing gear and hard hat. |
Coast Winter Sunset Picture Hudson Bay Manitoba Canada Large boulders, frozen after the first snow fall of winter, line the coast of Hudson Bay in Northern Manitoba, Canada, and glint in the beautiful light of sunset as it streams across the water and reaches the arctic shores. |
Snow Footprints Lonely footprints in fresh winter snow in the canadian arctic of the Yukon Territory in northern Canada. |
Christmas Cards A perfect Christmas shot for a beautiful and very unique Christmas card, photographed in winter in northern Alaska. |
Bighorn Sheep Ram Picture Jasper National Park Alberta Two Bighorn Sheep graze on the grass with their herd along the Yellowhead Highway in Jasper National Park, Alberta. This National Park is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
Medicine Lake Sunset Snow Capped Mountain Scenery Medicine Lake is covered in snow during winter, while the sunset glows on the snow capped mountain peaks which surround it and the beautiful scenery of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. |
Crowfoot Glacier Banff National Park Alberta Canada The Crowfoot Glacier is huge and awe-inspiring in Banff National Park, Alberta, and it can be seen here from a vantage point along the Icefields Parkway. Banff National Park forms part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
Mount Rundle 2nd Vermilion Lake Banff National Park Mount Rundle appears cold and crisp during winter at dusk as it overshadows the partially frozen 2nd Vermillion Lake near the town of Banff in Alberta, Canada. This is in Banff National Park, which forms part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks. |
Sunset Snowcapped Mountains Hohe Tauren National Park Wildkogel Austria The sunset over the snowcapped mountains of the Hohe Tauern National Park turns the sky and the snow shades of soft pink, as can be seen from this viewpoint of the ski field of Wildkogel in Salzburger Land, Austria. This park is a protected habitat. |
Snow Covered Log Cabin Dusk Winter Scene A real winter scene of a cabin covered with fresh snow lit up by decorative lights which give the cabin a sense of coziness and warmth despite the cold surroundings of winter. |
Sculpted Ice And Snow Formations Leitenkammerklamm Wildgerlostal Salzburger Land Austria Beautiful, magical ice and snow formations can be seen here around the sculpted sides of the Leitenkammerklamm, the waterfall in the Wildgerlostal, also known as the Wildgerlos Valley in Salzburger Land in the beautiful land of Austria. |
Aerial View Bavarian Alps Snow Capped Mountains Bavaria Germany The Bavarian Alps, also known as the Northern Limestone Alps, are made up of the Eastern Alps and the Central Eastern Alps and of a wide range of different heights of mountains. They are often covered in snow as seen here. |
Road Pictures The James Dalton Highway, a gravel road frozen in winter, winds through the snow capped mountains of the Brooks Range in Alaska's arctic. |
Arctic Wildlife Hudson Bay Polar Bear Canada The magnificent polar bear is one species of wildlife which is right at home in the arctic environment of northern Manitoba, Canada where it spends the summer months conserving its energy on the shores of Hudson Bay. |
Polar Bear Kneeling Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba For a dangerous type of animal, this Polar Bear looks rather cute while kneeling on the snow covered tundra near the Hudson Bay in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada. |
Soft Snow Mounds Austria Winter Sunlight The soft mounds of snow which build up in the winter across the landscape of the Wildgerlos Valley in Austria, sparkle in the sunlight. |
Winter Valley Waterfall Salzburger Land Austria During the winter in the Wildgerlos Valley in the Salzburger Land of Austria, Europe, a waterfall becomes a frozen sheet of ice. |
White Out Switzerland A white out sweeps through Andermatt, Switzerland and the only thing one can see is the bright red park bench. |
Animal Lovers Heather and Paul McCartney are more than just animal lovers, they are against cruelty to animals like the harp seal hunt in Canada. |
Yukon Alaska A classic nature and adventure travel destination is the Yukon Territory in Northern Canada. |
Winter Arts Simple but beautiful winter background picture. |
Stone Men |
Snow Storm A cold snow storm in northern Alaska with ice crystlas in the air. |
Landscape Photography Winter Hills and snow capped mountain landscape in the high arctic of Alaska north of Atigun Pass. |
City Scape Stock Photo of Montreal City Scape in Quebec, Canada |
Montreal Pictures Skyline of Montreal City seen from the opposite side of the St.Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada |
Whistler Mountain Ski Trail Direction Signs British Columbia On Whistler Mountain there are so many ski trails that you need direction signs to be able to tell you which ski trail you're on while skiing or snowboarding on Whistler Mountain in British Columbia, Canada. |
Inukshuk Ilanaaq Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Emblem A large stone Inukshuk stands tall and proud atop Whistler Mountain in Whistler, British Columbia. The Inukshuk is what inspired the Ilanaaq, the emblem for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games taking place in Whistler and Vancouver in 2010. |
Mount Robson Road Picture Winter Scenery A road called the Yellowhead Highway leads to the beautiful winter scenery of the snow covered Mount Robson. Mount Robson is part of the Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. |
Winter Snow Angel Picture Mountain Scenery A snow angel is made in the freshly fallen snow on Waterfowl Lake during winter. The towering Mount Chephren provides a beautiful mountain backdrop to this snow covered lake scenery. |
People Whistler Village Ski Resort British Columbia Canada These people at the Whistler Village Ski Resort in British Columbia are taking a walk through the decorative lighting display along the Village Stroll just as dusk is setting in. |
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Winter scenes from Alaska, Yukon, British Columbia, Quebec, Newfoundland, Labrador, Germany, Austria and other cold locations. From Northern Lights to snow formation, from skiing, dog sledding to snowmobiling - we hope you enjoy our selection of photos for the season "Winter".
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