Fresh-fallen snow in Canada means pure play. Plunge into the fun at the winter festivals in our major cities, o~ enjoy the season through culture �� winter��s when urbane Canadians go indoors for theater opera, ballet and symphony. Venture outside our cities to ski mountain slopes in the Rockies, the Gatineaus, or the Laurentians, or try cross-country skiing or hiking on winter-silent trails anywhere. Practise snowshoeing, remembering falling is part of the fun �� and the learning. Or snuggle up on a sled and let a team of eager Huskies pull you through ice-frosted forests or across sub-Arctic tundra. Follow polar bears and cubs on migration to and from the Arctic ice packs, and fall instantly in love with the tiny, bouncy cubs, as I did. Watch the rhythmic, hypnotic play of the Aurora Borealis, eerie sheets of glowing, green light, ripple across the black night sky. And on our wild East and West Coasts, see winter storm waves surge in from the ocean while you stand, Mackinaw wrapped, against the raw wind and icy sea spray.