Four cities built for the cold, from snow festivals to Alpine slopes.
In early February the Sapporo Snow Festival fills Odori Park with giant snow and ice sculptures.
Late January into February, the Winter Carnival brings night parades, ice canoe races and a palace of ice.
From early January, Harbin Ice and Snow World glows with whole buildings carved from blocks of river ice.
An Alpine city where the Nordkette cable car climbs from the old town to the ski slopes in about 20 minutes.