An elephant slips a snowball into his mouth with his trunk at his enclosure in the Berlin zoo (Zoologischer Garten) December 27, 2010. Forecasts predict more snow in the German capital, with temperatures staying below zero.



A woman in shorts stands in a path between snow drifts on Third Avenue on the east side of Manhattan in New York on December 28, 2010, one day after a blizzard dropped 20 inches (51cm) of snow in the area. The US northeast began to shake off the icy grip of one of the biggest blizzards in years, but beleaguered travelers faced at least another day of headaches in New York airports.



Holly Stefl, left, and Sabrina Mogle enjoy cross-country ski in the snow at Lake Michigan in Chicago, Friday, Dec. 29, 2010. Another morning with areas of low clouds, fog/ possible freezing fog.



Workers remove snow from a star on the Spassky Tower of the Kremlin in central Moscow December 29, 2010.



A front loader loads snow into a truck as cars are stuck on the unplowed 56th street in the Boro Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn Borough of New York, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010.



Snow is seen as pedestrians wait for a bus along Fifth Avenue in New York December 29, 2010.



A pedestrian crosses a snow covered crosswalk while carrying shopping bags, along Fifth Avenue in New York December 29, 2010.



Two employees walk through a clearing between two walls of snow on the tarmac at the airport in Frankfurt, central Germany,Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010.




A plow clears snow on the tarmac at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, December 29, 2010. The snowstorm shut roads and canceled flights in New York City and created havoc across the Northeast.



An Indian policeman walks under snow-covered trees during season's first snowfall in Srinagar December 30, 2010.



A South Korean man clears the snow off at the 14th-century Gyeongbok Palace, a tourist spot in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010.



A Meishan pig digs in the snow at the Tierpark zoo in Berlin, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. The Tierpark presents a Meishan pig as the good luck pig for the new year 2011. In Germany the pig is a traditional symbol for good luck at the beginning of a new year.



Kashmiri children throw snow each other in Srinagar, India, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. Snowfall in the Indian portion of Kashmir has disrupted power supply and road traffic between Srinagar and Jammu.



A Kashmiri boy slides down the slope with snow in Srinagar, India, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. Snowfall in the Indian portion of Kashmir has disrupted power supply and road traffic between Srinagar and Jammu.




A tomtit sits on a snow and ice covered bush in a park in Moscow's on December 30, 2010. Icy rain fell this weekend in Moscow, covering streets, trees and cars with ice while temperatures dropped today to -7 C (18 F).




A Kashmir man clears snow from the path outside his houseboat during the season's first snowfall in Srinagar, India, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. According to news reports, traffic on the 300 kilometers (188 miles) long Srinagar-Jammu national highway was suspended Thursday due to heavy snowfall.



A Kashmiri woman walks in a snow covered garden during the first snowfall in Srinagar on December 30, 2010.



source: Daylife
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