In the Northern Hemisphere the short, dark days of January can put people in a funk. Unless they embrace the weather. Playing in the snow may be the best cure for the winter blues. Collected here are pictures from the last month showing everyone from Olympic and professional athletes performing at the highest levels of their sports to ordinary people enjoying an old-fashioned snowball fight in the street. Who needs spring? -- Lane Turner (39 photos total)
Thomas Lambert of Switzerland crashes as he competes in the aerials event at the World Cup freestyle ski competition at Mont Gabriel in Sainte-Adele, Quebec January 16, 2011. (REUTERS/Shaun Best) #
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Matt Everidge, Camden Jarvis, and Christian Truxell, crash in the snow in Waynesboro, Va. January 27, 2011. (AP Photo/The News Leader/Mike Tripp) #4
Matt Bornitz stands his Ski-Doo on end as he tops out in a vast, undulating field of powder near Togwotee Pass January 7, 2011 in Jackson, Wyo. Togwotee Pass, in the center of the Continental Divide Trail, is famous for its high-altitude powder and dramatic scenery. (AP Photo/Jackson Hole News & Guide/Price Chambers) #5
Emily Sweeney of the US crashes in the ice channel during the luge World Cup race in Oberhof, Germany January 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) #6
Switzerland's Justin Murisier clears a gate during the first run of the slalom at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup January 16, 2011 in Wengen, Switzerland. (AFP PHOTO/FABRICE COFFRINI) #7
Rick Martel takes the lead over Matt Taylor and Fred Fecteau coming out of turn four during the Latchkey Cup ice racing auto race on Berry Pond January 29, 2011 in Moultonboro, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) #Hot air balloons take off during the 33nd International Hot Air Balloon week in the ski resort of Chateau d'Oex, in the Swiss Alps, January 23, 2011. Over 80 balloons from 15 countries are participating in the ballooning event in the Swiss mountain resort famous for ideal flight conditions due to an exceptional microclimate. (AP Photo/Keystone/Dominic Favre) #
Zoe Hart falls during the ice climbing competition during the 2011 Ouray Ice Festival January 8, 2011, in the Ouray, Colo., Ice Park. The daunting nature of the sport, pulling yourself up a slick, frozen surface that can break loose at any time, meant that until recently, the handful of waterfalls in the Pikes Peak region that could be climbed in winter mostly weren't. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette/Christian Murdock) #
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