Here’s how people around the world made the most of this winter’s snowfall

As the days get colder and winter reaches its peak, people await the magic moment of the first snow, which blankets everything with a beautiful white layer. Here’s how people around the world are enjoying the snowy winter wonderland.

Apolline Converse, 3, mom Armela Macellari, and dad Nathan Converse, sled down a hill in Rock Creek Park following a snowstorm in Washington, U.S. (Photo:Evelyn Hockstein/REUTERS)

A girl reacts as she plays during a snowfall above the Kathmandu valley. (Photo:Navesh Chitrakar/REUTERS)

Children ride a sled pulled by a donkey in the village of Karasaz in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan. (Photo:Pavel Mikheyev/REUTERS)

Afghan children play on a snow-covered road after a snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo:Ali Khara/REUTERS)

A man rides on a horse through the snow-covered landscape near Unteriberg, Switzerland. (Photo:Arnd Wiegmann/REUTERS)

A priest offers prayers during a snowfall at the premises of Bhaleshwor Mahadev Temple in Nepal. (Photo:Navesh Chitrakar/REUTERS)

Jamie Earl uses cross country skis amid a snow storm on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. (Photo:Tom Brenner/REUTERS)

Amy Bass and her daughter, Iris, 6, sled down a hill in Rock Creek Park in Washington. (Photo:Evelyn Hockstein/REUTERS)

Families and children converge on Rock Creek Park for sledding in Washington, U.S. (Photo:Evelyn Hockstein/REUTERS)

People ski in Northumberland, Britain. (Photo:Lee Smith/REUTERS)