🔬 Science of Cold
This phenomenon explains why snow can fall when air temperatures are above freezing.
evaporative cooling
This Olympic winter sport uses the fewest athletes per event while still awarding team medals.
bobsleigh
This temperature is where Celsius and Fahrenheit intersect.
What is –40°
This film became the first Disney animated movie where a power ballad directly altered the plot structure.
What is Frozen?
This historical expedition’s ship was crushed by Antarctic ice in 1915.
Endurance (1912)
This property explains why metal feels colder than wood at the same temperature
thermal conductivity
This country has topped the Winter Olympic medal table more times than any other.
Norway
Light snowfall
Flurry
Popular fantasy series which included the infamous quote and theme "Winter is coming."
Game of Thrones
This philosopher used winter as a metaphor for existential isolation.
Nietzsche
This atmospheric feedback loop causes Arctic warming to accelerate faster than the global average.
Arctic amplification
This event combines ski jumping and cross-country skiing
Nordic combined
A sudden burst of heavy snow and wind.
Squall
This 1996 indie film set in a Minnesota winter, which was later turned into a popular tv series
Fargo
Poet who wrote "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening."
Robert Frost
This temperature scale reaches zero at absolute zero and never uses negative values.
Kelvin
This Olympic ice sport allows players to intentionally stop the object mid-play.
curling
A mound of snow formed by wind deposition
snowdrift
In the Season 2 Christmas party episode, this last-minute rule change is announced that completely derails the gift exchange and what gift that ultimately causes the most conflict cost roughly this amount?
switching from Secret Santa to Yankee Swap. The gift that causes conflict is an iPod.
The novel Ethan Frome (which is set and focuses on winter) takes place in this U.S. state?
Massachusetts
This phenomenon causes temperatures in polar regions to drop further because ice reflects solar radiation.
albedo effect
In hockey - this violation occurs when an attacking player precedes the puck into the offensive zone
offsides
Snow compacted into icy granules by repeated thawing and refreezing
Firn
In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, this recurring winter detail signals danger before it’s explained.
The Dementors (or the temperature dropping)
This 2014 hit song references snow as a metaphor for emotional distance rather than weather.
"Snow (Hey Oh)” by Red Hot Chili Peppers