Happy World Snow Day!

January 15th is World Snow Day with 478 events in 46 countries planned to take place to give children the chance to explore, enjoy and experience the snow.

“This is now our sixth edition of World Snow Day and we could not be prouder of the dedication, hard work and effort of the Organizers. Their work is making a difference and we look forward to celebrating the day” commented FIS president Gian Franco Kasper.

The sixth edition of World Snow Day will see eight nationwide initiatives. Austria, Canada, China, Iceland, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania and Russia are participating by staging events throughout their nation.

In our own backyard we found the following people celebrating World Snow Day:

An awesome #happysnowday post by @b_coates_ ・・・ I love the views this sport gives you. #kelownanow #okanagan #bcisbeautiful #explorebc #hellobc #mablelake #britishcolumbia #canada @bcisbeautiful @true.northern @ktm_canada #ktm350 #ktm #sixdays #timbersled #snowbike @timbersledproducts @snowbikeworld @snowestmagazine #nwsledder #braaap #getoutside #explore @razemoto #509 @509inc #motocross #singletrack #enduro #mx @mxheads

A photo posted by KelownaNow (@kelownanow) on Jan 15, 2017 at 4:05pm PST

Happy World Snow Day!! Free hot chocolate, games and live music at the bottom of the Ridge from 11am to celebrate 🙌 #worldsnowday

A photo posted by Big White Ski Resort (@skibigwhite) on Jan 15, 2017 at 10:33am PST

Only a couple of days left in the northern hemisphere. I will miss this snow and the poutine 😭

A photo posted by Phoebe Jane (@pheebadiddle) on Jan 15, 2017 at 3:39pm PST

Happy World Snow Day! Wish I was spending it atop a beautiful mountain like so instead of staring out onto the dirty snow roads from my home office. #happyworldsnowday #worldsnowday #bigwhite #missingthemountains #snow #bluebirdday #happiness #gopro #goproherosilver4 #getoutside #kelowna #kelownaliving #kelownanow #exploreokanagan #explorebc #hellobc #pnw #pnwbc #pnwonderland

A photo posted by Christina 🐢🐋🐒🐙 (@honu.24) on Jan 15, 2017 at 2:37pm PST

❄️#bigwhiteskiresort #girlswhoride#bluebird#snowday #snowboarding #happy#freshmountainair #kelowna#kelownanow#beautiful #sledgehammers

A photo posted by HairByTerr💞 (@hairbyterr__) on Jan 15, 2017 at 1:09pm PST

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