Winter Sports Activities

Individuals engaging in various winter activities such as pulling kayaks, toboggans, and sleds across snowy landscapes, capturing the adventurous spirit of winter sports.

Overhead view of small boy being pulled up hill in bright green

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Jenkins, a fire protection specialist assigned to the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron, pulls a fellow firefighter out of the water during ice rescue training at Six Mile Lake on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 8, 2023. After completing a classroom course, the JBER firefighters took to the ice to test their skills in a series of scenarios designed to simulate real-world rescues. The firefighters received certifications as ice rescue technicians having qualified in the skills needed to conduct ice rescue and recovery efforts in extreme cold-weather environments.

Male puts on snowshoes at camp on Roan Mountain along the Appalachian Trail on the TN-NC border

trotting race in snow - in St. Moritz

A dog sled race team topping a hill with agressive attitude and motion

Dogledding at Mont Saint-Anne Resort a poular winter sports area in Quebec Canada

Two winter explorers training in dangerous open water and thin ice conditions with their canoe

Ice skaters on the frozen mountain lake Lake Louise near Castle Hotel Chateau Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, North America

Canoe race on ice, Saint Lawrence River, Province of Quebec, Canada, North America

Ice skater resting while lying on ice floor

Hotwater on regulators to avoid freezing during the dive under ice, Lake Baikal, Olkhon Island, Pribaikalsky National Park, Irkutsk Province, Siberia, Russia, Europe

Sled dog racing. Husky sled dogs pull a sled with dog musher. Winter competition.. Husky sled dog racing

Playing ice hockey on frozen Lake Minnewanka in the Canadian Rockies of Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Hockey stick and puck with visible froze

Snow cannon in the skiing area, Montafon, Vorarlberg, Austria, Europe

CAN, Canada , Quebec : Winter carnival in Quebec City, Canoe race over the partly frozen Saint Lawrence River, North America

Long distance ice skating, Sweden.

group of people going to a rescue scene on the snow. This a training for avalanche recovery using a sledge.

A man is drilling a hole into the ice for ice fishing on the frozen Lake Abashiriko near Abashiri, a city on Hokkaido Island, Japan.

Woman skijoring, sled dogs pulling cross country skier, dog sport, Alaskan Huskies, frozen Lake Lindeman, mountains behind, Coastal Range, Chilkoot Pass, Trail, Yukon Territory, British Columbia, B. C., Canada, North America

A dog sled driver and dogs racing in the snow, 6th International Sled Dog Race 26-27 January 2013, Inzell, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Family playing broomball together

Siberian husky team in race, dog sled race, sled dog race

Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China

Girl sledging with dog sled at a race, Krung, Bad Mitterndorf, Styria, Austria, Europe

Two winter explorers training in dangerous open water and thin ice conditions with their canoe.

Cross-country skiing in winter, Oetztal, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Sled dog team, Trans Thueringia 2013, annual sled dog race, MASSERBERG, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Scandinavia, Lapland, Finland. Gulf of Bothnia. Sampo, icebreaker. Tourists in red wetsuits to swim in the track of the icebreaker

Three kayakers shoulder their kayaks in Tennessee.

7th Husqvarna Tour Border Rush 2013 Jakuszyce.

USA, Colorado, Ice fishing at Blue Mesa Reservoir

Canoe race on ice, Saint Lawrence River, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, North America

Driving on sledge for New Years holidays.. Father Frosts sledge with children 1466.

Vintage Photograph. Child enjoying a thrilling winter sled ride down a snowy hill.

CANADA, N.W.T., IQALUIT, TOONIK TYME FESTIVAL, IGLOO BUILDING CONTEST FOR CHILDREN

Gaissach schnabler and sled race, carnival custom, Gaissach, Isarwinkel, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Canoe race on ice, Saint Lawrence River, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, North America

Skier on a frozen lake, Sweden.

Participants, dogsled race, Finnmarkslopet, Alta, Finnmark, Norway, Europe

4 time Yukon Quest and Iditarod champion Lance Mackey and his dog team coming into Pelly Crossing checkpoint, Yukon Quest 1, 000-mile International Sled Dog Race 2010, Yukon Territory, Canada, North America

Ice canoe races on the St. Lawrence River during winter carnival, Quebec, Canada, North America

Snowshoe and track in the snow, Boucherville Islands Park, Quebec, Canada, North America

Skis and ski poles in snowy field

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Musher Don Cousins, 2007 Open North American Championship sled dog race (the world's premier sled dog sprint race) is held annually in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Hiker jumping across melting ice on Hryggjavatn lake, Iceland

Canoe race on ice, Saint Lawrence River, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, North America

Sled dog race in Nassau Erzgeb

Male snowboarder assembles splitboard in the Colorado Backcountry

England, Essex, Basildon. Two boys pushing a very large snowball across a snow covered field.

A group of people slide down a snowhilll on tubes in Oregon.

Two men carrying kayaks make their way to the Brandseht River in the western part of Norway.

Rescue Personnel is helping an injured skier in the ski area of Zermatt in the Swiss Alps.

Diver, ice-diving, in Lake Baikal, Olkhon island, Siberia, Russia, Eurasia, Europe

Skijoring (Skiing behind a galloping horse) on the frozen lake at St Moritz

USA, Alaska, Anchorage, downtown 2016 Iditarod start.

The great canoe race of Quebec City Quebec

The great canoe race of Quebec City Quebec

A group of Japanese school children gathered at a ski hill in Niseko, Japan where they take ski lessons

Musher with sled dog team on a track with spectators, 6th International Sled Dog Race 26. 27. January 2013, Inzell, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Woman pulls trout from lake while ice fishing in Duchenay Park in Quebec

Hans Gatt And Team Leave The Ceremonial Start Line With An Iditarider During The 2016 Iditarod

Cross Country Skier Sign along VAST Trail in Braintree, Vermont, USA

Seth Huot airs out of a small quarterpipe next to the ocean in Otaru, Japan.

Canoe race on ice, Saint Lawrence River, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, North America

Canoe race on ice, Saint Lawrence River, Province of Quebec, Canada, North America

A warmly dressed Asian guy drills a hole in the ice on winter fi

U.S. Army Pfc. Meyon Foster participates in the Light Up JBER Cross-Country Ski event hosted by the 673d Force Support Squadron, 673d Mental Health Clinic, Buckner Fitness Center, and Outdoor Recreation Center at Eagleglen Fitness Park on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 11, 2024. These groups hosted this event to help JBER residents and their family members with mental health and staying positive during the long, dark winters in Alaska.

Reportage with a ski patrol team at the Avoriaz ski resort in Haute Savoie, France. The team are responsible for marking out the ski slopes, providing first aid to skiers, evacuations on the slopes as well as off piste and controlled avalanches. The patrol team get ready to evacuate an injured person by helicopter.

Stockholm, Sweden A man ice bathing from a dock into a frozen lake.

CAN, Canada , Quebec : Winter carnival in Quebec City, Canoe race over the partly frozen Saint Lawrence River, North America

Ice climber preparing to climb in Adirondack Mountains, USA

Some skiers are challenged by the slopes of the an indoor skiing site; Shanghai, China

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Alpine horn players, traditional costume, winter, snow, mountains, Chiemgau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Ryan Flannigan, Tampa Police Department canine handler, conditions Rick, 6th Security Forces squadron military working dog, to water aggression at a local water park in Tampa, Fla., Oct. 15, 2013.The 6th Security Forces Squadron, military working dogs section, joined forces with the Tampa, Largo, Clearwater, Hernando, and Pinellas County police department canine units to safely introduce controlled aggression in the water.

Photo of Biathlon firing line 2019. Biathlon firing line

Oregon Army National Guard Capt. Jared Hoffer, an operations officer with 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry and Capt. Kyle Roe, a troop commander with 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry, remove and reapply wax on their skis following the sprint race at the Chief of the National Guard Bureaus (CNGB) Biathlon Nationals at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vermont, Feb. 18, 2023. Soldiers from 26 states and territories will be participating in the annual competition, which began in 1975.

Reportage with a ski patrol team at the Avoriaz ski resort in Haute Savoie, France. The team are responsible for marking out the ski slopes, providing first aid to skiers, evacuations on the slopes as well as off piste and controlled avalanches. The patrol team evacuate a woman by helicopter who is injured.

Winterberg, St. Georg ski jump and summer toboggan run

WA, Summit at Snoqualmie Ski Area, Summit West

Martin Buser And Team Leave The Ceremonial Start Line With An Iditarider During The 2016 Iditarod

Surfers at the Eisbach wave below Prinzregentenstrasse, snow-covered in winter, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Norway, Tromso, ski race

target for shooting at the biathlon relay.

Participants swim in the frigid water of Lake Memphremagog during the annual Lake Memphremagog Winter Swimming Festival in the northern Vermont city of Newport, Vermont, USA.

Zuber First UCI Cycling World Championships in the Kirchenbach on the Schiltach River, Da-Bach-na-Fahrt, traditional carnival procession, Swabian-Alemannic carnival, Schramberg, Rottweil district, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Fighter Bull whispers, trainers crew of fighter bull on a snowy winter day in a forest meadow and preparing him for a fight in the arena. Bullfighting concept. Selective focus. High-quality photo. Fighter Bull whispers, A man who training a bull on a snowy winter day in a forest meadow and preparing him for a fight in the arena. Bullfighting concept.

4 time consecutive Yukon Quest and Iditarod champion Lance Mackey after coming in second, finish line, Yukon Quest 1, 000-mile International Sled Dog Race 2010, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada, North America

Whitetail Ridge Ski Area is shown Jan. 4, 2024, at Fort McCoy, Wis., as snow is being made at the area. Whitetail Ridge, part of Fort McCoys Pine View Recreation Area, offers a variety of activities for the whole family. The ski hill offers snowtubing, downhill skiing, and snowboarding. For more information about costs and special events at Whitetail Ridge, visit https://mccoy.armymwr.com.

4 time champion Hans Gatt being interviewed after winning his 4th Yukon Quest 1, 000-mile International Sled Dog Race 2010, finish line, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada, North America

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