skiers, Oukaimeden ski resort, Morocco, North Africa

The village of Colfosco in Badia, 1645m, and Sella Massif range of mountains under winter snow, Dolomites, South Tirol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Bjorli Village, skiers, piste and chair lift, early snow ski resort, winter sun, Gudbrandsdalen Valley, Oppland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Verbier, Valais, Four Valleys region, Bernese Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Bjorli Village, family skiing, piste and chair lift, early snow ski resort, winter sun, Gudbrandsdalen Valley, Oppland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Selva Wolkenstein, Sella Ronda ski area, Val Gardena, Sella Massif range of mountains under winter snow, Dolomites, South Tirol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Ellmau ski resort, Wilder Kaiser mountains beyond, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, Europe

Verbier, Valais, Four Valleys region, Bernese Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Apres ski bar, Davos, Graubunden, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Ellmau ski resort, Wilder Kaiser mountains beyond, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, Europe

View of Church of Saint Pantalon and Piazza Abbe Henry at Christmas, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy

View of snow covered town centre in winter, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy

View of the snow covered town centre and mountainous background in winter, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italian Alps, Italy

Church of Saint Pantalon and snow covered town centre and mountainous background in winter at dusk, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italian Alps, Italy

View of snow covered trees and Courmayeur from Dolonne in winter, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italian Alps, Italy

View of snow covered mountains, rooftops and Church of Saint Pantalon in Courmayeur in winter, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italian Alps, Italy

View of shops, town centre and snow covered mountains in Courmayeur at dusk during Christmas, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italian Alps, Italy

View of shops in town centre on Via Roma in Courmayeur in winter, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italian Alps, Italy

Saint Gervais Mont-Blanc village, a famous ski resort, Saint-Gervais, Haute Savoie, French Alps, France, Europe

Saint Gervais Mont-Blanc village in winter, a famous ski resort, Saint-Gervais, Haute Savoie, French Alps, France, Europe

View of C di Courmayer and the snow covered town centre in winter, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy

Church of Saint Pantalon, snow covered town centre and mountainous background in winter at dusk, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italian Alps, Italy

View of town centre and snow covered mountains in background at dusk, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italian Alps, Italy

Chalets and hotels in Meribel ski resort in the Three Valleys (Les Trois Vallees), Savoie, French Alps, France, Europe

A bicycle propped up against a ski-rack outside the famous Elevation 1904 bar, central Chamonix, Haute Savoie, Alps, France, Europe

A woman walking on a snowy hiking trail in the Alpe di Siusi Ski resort near the town of Otisei in the Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

A view toward the town of Corvara and gondola at the Alta Badia ski resort with Sassongher Mountain behind, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

An aerial view of a mountain restaurant in the Alpe di Suisi ski resort near the town of Ortisei in the Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

The town of Ortisei in the Dolomites near the Alpe di Siusi ski resort, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Village of Mayrhofen ski resort, Zillertal Valley, Austrian Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Courchevel 1850 ski resort in the Three Valleys (Les Trois Vallees), Savoie, French Alps, France, Europe

Ski resort town of Lech in the Austrian Alps, Austria

Ski resort town of Laruns in valley of the Pyrenees National Park, France

The ski resort of Flims in winter with snow on the ground in the Graubunden region of Switzerland, Europe

Cable car and ski village at Pecol in winter, Canazei, Val di Fassa, Trentino, Italy, Europe

Snow-covered valley and ski resort town of Lech, Austrian Alps, Lech, Arlberg, Austria, Europe

Ski resort town of Laruns in the Pyrenees National Park, France

Ski village at Pecol and Grohmannspitze Punta Grohmann in winter, Canazei, Val di Fassa, Trentino, Italy, Europe

Ski resort town of Altenmarkt in the Austrian Alps, Austria

Ski resort town of Lech in the Austrian Alps, Austria

Ski resort town of Lech in the Austrian Alps, Austria

Jet ski and boats, Little Haven Summer Regatta, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

Jet ski and boats, Little Haven Summer Regatta, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

Kuhtai sky resort village and ski slopes near Innsbruck Tyrol Austria. Swimming pool of the Mooshaus Hotel.

Jet-skiing, jetboat, personal watercraft in front of the skyline of Doha, Qatar, Persian Gulf, Middle East, Asia

Jet-skiing, jetboat, personal watercraft in front of the skyline of Doha, Qatar, Persian Gulf, Middle East, Asia

Skiing school, ski lessons for children, skiers, ski slope, Lech am Arlberg, Vorarlberg, Austria, Europe

Le Chinaillon, Le Grand Bornand ski resort, departement Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France, Europe

Obergurgl, Skiresort, Oetztal Valley, Tyrol, Austria

View across Oberstdorf with rainbow, Schattenberg mountain with Schattenberg ski jump at back, Oberallgaeu district, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Kastelruth South Tyrol Italy

View over Oberstdorf with a rainbow in front of Schattenberg Mountain with the Schattenberg ski-jump, Oberallgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Mountain ski resort in winter, Gallio, Altopiano of Asiago, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Lance McDonald backcountry skiing on unknow peak near town of Sherman in the San Juan mountains, Colorado

Revelstoke, B.C. - October 21: An old, weathered yellow truck is parked on a residential street under an old, colorful maple tree on October 21, 2008 in Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. Revelstoke is a small mountain town, which in recent years has seen substantial growth as ski destination with the opening of new ski hill that has the largest vertical drop in North America along with an abundance of snow. (Photo By Dan Rafla/Aurora), Canada

At a hanggliding festival on Gold Hill above Telluride, Colorado

Mainstreet buildings, Silverton, Colorado.

Gondola Lift, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Parnassos Ski Centre, Arachova, Greece

Ski resort Les Carroz, at dusk, and massif of Faucigny, Haute-Savoie, Alps, France