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Snow - Here you can find everything about snow, including the basics, how to build a snow castle, famous snow constructions, snow flakes, snowball fights, snow sculptures and links. |
| http://www.niksula.cs.hut.fi/~mnikkane/
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Know Snow - Learn about snow and ice and the weather conditions that make them. |
| http://whyfiles.org/123snow/index.html
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Snow Crystals - This excellent site on snow crystals has information ranging from the physics of their formation to how they are classified and preserved for study. There is a section about how "designer snowflakes" are created in a laboratory. You can also see numerous photos of natural and designer snow crystals and learn how they were taken. |
| http://www.SnowCrystals.com
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Ice and Snow - Travel with researcher Diane Edwards to the coldest continent in the world and learn how to make an igloo. Find out why ice floats and why it is slippery. Learn about identical snowflakes, Inuit expressions, and red snow. Make Your Own Flake. Describe "virtual snowflakes" for different climatic conditions and see what they look like. |
| http://miavx1.muohio.edu/~dragonfly/snow/index.htmlx
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Virtual Antarctica Science: Snow and Ice - Travel with this ship's team to learn about the ice caps, glaciers, pack ice, sea ice and icebergs. |
| http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~kpt/terraquest/va/science/snow/snow.html
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Wilson A. Bentley, Snow Crystal Photomicrographs - Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley was an American farmer (1865-1931) who spent his adult life producing beautiful pictures of snow crystals at his Jericho, Vermont farm. Enjoy Bentley's "photomicrographs" of snow crystals. |
| http://snowflakebentley.com/
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Build a Snowman - build snowmen on-line. This activity requires FLASH. |
| http://www.sun-sentinel.com/broadband/theedge/sfl-edge-a-snowman,0,3635913.flash
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Make-a-Flake - A neat snowflake maker by Lookandfeel new media. This activity requires FLASH. |
| http://snowflakes.lookandfeel.com/
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Canadian Snow Sculpture Team - Sculpture de neige canadienne - Canadian Snow Sculpture Team creates snow sculptures and ice sculptures for international competitions, events and commissions, and does snow and ice sculpture consultations. |
| http://www.snowsculpture.com/
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Calgary's Child, Toboggan Safety Tips - by Carol Beringer, the Kids Safe Coordinator at the Alberta Children's Hospital. |
| http://www.calgaryschild.com/articles/tobaggan.htm
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Fema for Kids, Winter Storms - This site includes Stories, Winter Math, Winter Weather, and a Snowman Game. |
| http://www.fema.gov/kids/wntstrm.htm
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Cyberspace Snow and Avalanche Center - The CSAC Avalanche Center provides global snow avalanche information. It is a comprehensive source for current conditions, avalanche education, avalanche incident reports, and more. |
| http://www.csac.org/
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NOVA Online presents 'Avalanche!' - A look at the making of a documentary film on a natural disaster. |
| http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/avalanche/
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Canadian Avalanche Association - The Canadian Avalanche Centre contributes to the goal of reducing avalanche incidents world wide. |
| http://www.avalanche.ca/
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Cross Country Canada - "This is the home page for cross country skiing in Canada - the facts, the figures, the information, the contacts. Whether you are a racer or a recreational skier, there is lots of information for you here. So grab your poles and start gliding through the best XC page in the world." (site intro) |
| http://www.cccski.com/
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Canadian Curling Association - A good site for curling information in Canada including information on the Canadian Championships: The Mixed, The Seniors, The Juniors, the Karcher juniors, the Scott Tournament of Hearts and the Labatt Brier. |
| http://www.curling.ca/
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SkateWeb: The Figure Skating Page - Are you are a die-hard figure skating fan glued to the TV screen all season, a recreational or a competitive skater yourself? You'll find this site is a reliable and comprehensive reference section, news & features, skater pages and events, clubs & rinks, pictures, businesses and more about this popular winter sport. |
| http://www.frogsonice.com/skateweb/
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The Alberta Snowmobile Association - ASA promotes safe snowmobiling in Alberta, Canada with interconnected trails, insurance, clubs, events, rallies, etc. |
| http://www.altasnowmobile.ab.ca/
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The National Hockey League - This is the NHL's official home page. It is informative and interactive, providing information for surfer's young and old. |
| http://www.nhl.com/
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Travel Alberta Skiing and Winter Fun - Whether it's cross-country or downhill skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, or snowboarding, you will find Alberta places and events here. |
| http://www1.travelalberta.com/content/WinterMagic/
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