I’ve been living in New York close on 15 years now, and I still love the snow. Fortunately, I don’t have to dig out a car or shovel a driveway, so my experience is that of pure pleasure and fun. There is something about the sound of snow crunching under my feet, and the tingle of the snowflakes brushing my face. Central Park and slopes around the city are abuzz with the laughter of children and swoosh of sleds. Ballfields buried under heavy snow become galleries for a myriad of snowmen. Snow brings a brief respite to the gloom of winter.

There are many amazing photographs capturing the beauty and ethereal feel of a blanket of pure white snow. Lisa M. Robinson’s ‘Snowbound’ images, featured on MediaStorm are simply stunning. The images were shot over a period of five winters from New York to Colorado.

Photographer: Lisa Robinson
Producer: Eric Maierson
Graphics: Jacky Myint
Executive Producer: Brian Storm

A new year begins, bringing new adventures, new beginnings, the opening of new doors and propelling us one step closer to fulfilling our dreams. Most of us in the northern hemisphere start the new year bundled up in the warmth to escape the frigid temperatures and winter storms. Not so for the Polar Bear Club dippers, who strip down and plunge into icy waters to raise money for various charitable organizations. Here is an invigorating video posted on iReport for CNN of the Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia on January 1, 2010.