Eider Duck, our cousin, lives near Fairbanks, in the town of North Pole, Alaska.   During the winter there is an international ice sculpting contest in Fairbanks.   These are a couple ice sculptures from previous years.

Ice carving

That fish is probably my favorite.   This one is also great, especially with the colored lights.

Ice carving

In Colorado we ride snowmobiles.   In Alaska, Eider calls them snow machines.  They are similar to motorcycles for snow.

Eider heading down the snowy road.

He and his dad ride snow machines.

Eider on snow machine

Eider says it is a lot of fun.

Snow machine.   Try to block some of the cold wind, Eider

Sometimes it is too cold to ride the snow machines.   But Eider is a tough duck and he likes his winter life in Alaska.