Think you know cold? Think again! While you're wrapped in your cozy blanket sipping hot cocoa, Mother Nature is out there turning everyday scenes into surreal winter wonderlands that look straight out of Narnia. From cars transformed into perfect ice sculptures to frozen food that is not from the freezer section, these 88 mind-bending photos capture winter at its most extreme – and oddly beautiful.
We're talking about eyelashes turned into mini icicles, frozen waves caught mid-crash, and temperatures so low that boiling water transforms into snow mid-air. Whether it's apocalyptic ice storms creating ghostly landscapes or the ethereal beauty of frost patterns on windows, these images will either make you grateful for your heating bill or weirdly excited for the next polar vortex. Bundle up, because this collection is about to give you the coolest kind of chills!
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There’s Cold Weather, And Then There’s This
Large Ice Crystals In Switzerland
Found Crystal Clear Ice Chunk In Alaska River Bed
Accumulated Snow Depth Outside My House (Banana For Scale)
The Frost That Formed On My Eyelashes During A Cold Winter Hike
This Is Real Frost From The Cold Spotlighting This Real Life Sculpture
Snow Had Just The Right Conditions So That It Rolled Up Like A Carpet
My Wife's Hair After 15 Minutes In -20º F (-29º C) While Basking In Some Hot Springs
Her First Swedish Winter Came As Quite The Surprise!
let em in! If it's that cold, no cat should be out. Tiny [thin] ears!
My Windshield Has A Winter Themed Pine Tree Landscape
A Winter Frame In Finland
Seal Ania Confused By What The Hell Happened To Her Whiskers (It's -10c/14f In Poland Right Now)
The Snow On This Patio Table Looks Like A Pastry Pie
The Way The Snow Slid Down And Folded Onto Itself
This Cristal Clear Chunk Of Ice From Lake Baikal
It’s A Little Cold For Running In Canada Right Now
Itap Of Lake Michigan In Winter
Freshly Fallen Snow
My Lovely Walk To Work
Icy Elegance In The Wild
That’s One Place I Never Want To Visit During Winter
I first saw this post when my husband's cousin showed it to me on the day it was posted - jan 12, 2024. He lives in Edmonton but was visiting us half the globe (and much further south) at the time. Boy was he glad he wasn't there...
This Cold Weather Phenomenon Today In Fairbanks, Alaska
So Cold In Australia That The Ice Is Now An Extension Of The Roof
When Water Gets Super Cold, And In The Right Conditions
How The Fog Froze On My Fence This Morning
The Snow Hitting The Windshield Looks Like Hyperspace
How The Snow Accumulates On The Inside Of My Rim
"Awww Frick Boys, I Spilt My Coffee"
The Way The Snow Fell On My Patio
When You Live In Svalbard, Norway And Forgot To Close The Window To The Home Office
Payphone Has A Hat Now
The Way This Ice Has Formed Looks Like A Tiny Forest
The Way This Ice Curls As It Was Pushed Out Of A Small Hole In The Railing
Forgot To Let The Faucet Drip
Ice Formed On Jeep
Freezing Rain
Enormous Icicle Formed By Cold Nitrogen Outlet At My University
It's So Cold Outside Where I Live That Frost Has Formed On The Inside Of My Doorknob
My Neighbors Hose Their Tree When It Gets Cold
Noodles Of A Fairbanks, Alaska Resident Freezing Mid-Air Due To The Cold Temperatures
Quick Pic Of The Amount Of Snow In The Last 24h In Montreal
My Friends Got Over 6 Wine Bottles Of Snow This Weekend Near Tahoe
The Way The Snow Drifted Under A Tiny Gap In Our Garage Door
The Way The Snow Is Melting Off Of My House
Christmas Lights Under Snow
I Was Going To Let My Dishes Soak In Soapy Water Overnight…
This Ornament Burst And Left An Ice Version Hanging In Its Place
Ice Formation Created As The River Level Dropped
The Snow On This Car Looks Like A Blanket
Explored An Ice Cave Last Week
This Christmas Bush Under A Smooth Blanket Of Snow
It's So Cold At My University That My Window Is Frozen Over ... On The Inside
Dedication On Display For Buffalo Bills Fans
This Snow/Hail Looks Like Styrofoam Balls
Wheel Icicles
Wet Snow Covering A Crosswalk Sign
Perfect Freeze
Glaciers Are Pretty Cold
My Friend's Car Roof After A Cold Night Looks Like Icy Mountains
In December 2008 I Left My Snowy Car Sitting Out In Cold, Sunny Weather For A Few Days And This Happened To The Snow On The Windshield
Cars Splashing A Puddle Onto The Tree In The Cold Temperatures Caused This Weird Icicle Effect
Yep That's Snow
I've never seen snow for real and I don't like the cold. Pictures like this scare me half to death >.<