In the Northern Hemisphere the short, dark days of January can put people in a funk. Unless they embrace the weather. Playing in the snow may be the best cure for the winter blues. Collected here are pictures from the last month showing everyone from Olympic and professional athletes performing at the highest levels of their sports to ordinary people enjoying an old-fashioned snowball fight in the street. Who needs spring? ~Lane Turner
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| A man dives into the icy water in St. Petersburg, Russia, January 30, 2011. The temperature in St. Petersburg was around -3°C |
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| A competitor emerges from the freezing water during the 2011 Tough Guy Challenge January 30, 2011 in Perton, England |
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| Members of a winter swimming club jump on an embankment to heat up before getting into the icy waters of the Yenisei River, with the air temperature at about -13° C . |
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| Two sisters during a snowball fight. |
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| 27th annual "Winter Swimming in Berlin" January 8, 2011 in Berlin. Members claim ice swimming is good for the body's blood circulation. |
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| 33nd International Hot Air Balloon week in the ski resort of Chateau d'Oex, in the Swiss Alps. |
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| 91st Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver. |
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| The woman holding the towel, is 85 years old en known as Yvonne Woods. She was competing in the UK Cold Water Swimming Championships at the Tooting Bec Lido in London January 22, 2011. Respect. |
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| A worker uses a broom to clear a makeshift ice skating rink on the frozen Songhua River in the northern city of Harbin, China |
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| Winter swimmers paddle in a partially ice-covered swimming pool in Changzhi, China January 3, 2011 |
Bron: Boston.com
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