by Editor Colin Dixon
Edited and published by Yvette Depaepe, the 12th of January 2024

'Pushing the limits' by Christer Lindh

We all love Snow but as we know it interrupts with our modern lives. But it come to us in the Northern Hemisphere each and every year.

How to describe snow to people who have not seen it? 

During the winter months in colder climates snowflakes fall from clouds instead of rain drops; except that each snowflake is a frozen water crystal, each with its own unique design. As long as temperatures are below freezing snow will collect, sometimes to depths of several feet. Wind will blow falling and fallen snow into drifts. Skiers have a vocabulary that distinguishes different types of snow and Inuit have even many more words to help explain how it affects their lives. Children of all ages in places like Canada pack snow into balls for throwing or growing into much bigger balls to build snowmen. The Inuit build dome-shaped dwellings out of blocks of icy snow. Gloves or mittens are a necessity when shovelling or playing with snow.

A song I have loved since it came out by the amazing artist Kate Bush, is '50 Words for snow'. It describes snow in such a artistic way with words from around the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGtYgN0j0RE

'50 words for SNOW' -  lyrics by Kate Bush

1 drifting
2 twisting
3 white-out
4 blackbird braille
5 Wenceslasaire
6 avalanche
7 swans-a-melting
8 deamondi-pavlova
9 eiderfalls
10 Santanyeroofdikov
11 stellatundra
12 hunter's dream
13 faloop'njoompoola
14 zebranivem
15 spangladasha
16 albadune
17 hironocrashka
18 hooded-wept
19 phlegm de neige
20 mountainsob
21 anklebreaker
22 erase-o-dust
23 shnamistoflopp'n
24 terrablizza
25 whirlissimo
26 vanilla swarm
27 icy skidski
28 robber's veil
30 psychohail
31 whippoccino
32 shimmer glisten
33 Zhivagodamarbletash
34 sorbet deluge
35 sleetspoot'n
36 melt-o-blast
37 slipperella
38 boomeranga blanca
39 groundberry down
40 meringuerpeaks
41 crème-bouffant
42 peDtaH 'ej chIS qo'
43 deep'nhidden
44 bad for trains
45 shovel crusted
46 anechoic
47 blown from polar fur
48 vanishing world
49 mistral despair
50 snow.

Of course here on 1x we have amazing artists of the photographic world and here is our take on the wonder of snow and its challenges.
A great visual explanation, no words required.

'Fairytale Fox' by Roeselien Raimond

'Snow Tornado' by Marc Adamus

'Kiilopaa -Lapland' by Christian Schweiger

'On my own alone'  by AGNIRIBE

 'Higher' by Tristan Shu

'Winter in the Ore mountains' by Daniel Rericha

 'Take Care' by Stanislav Hricho

'The Waiting' by Vito Guarino

'Winter passengers' by Nicoleta Gabor

'White charity' by Barbara Orienti

'In search of fishs' by Miroslaw Prybinski

'Temptation of the white tree' by Jaeyoun Ryu

'On a Cold winter’s day' by Hosein Babaei

'Home sweet home' by Raymond Hoffmann