Winter brought snowfall and cold temperatures to wide parts of the country.

Snow covers the TCF Bank Stadium football field at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis December 15, 2010. The Minnesota Vikings are scheduled to play the Chicago Bears in their NFL game at the stadium after snow collapsed the roof of the Metrodome, the Vikings' home field.



Photographers shovel snow as they prepare their area before a Europa League Group J soccer match between Karpaty Lviv and Paris Saint Germain at Ukraina stadium in Lviv December 15, 2010.



Devon Andrews (foreground) uses a blower to remove snow from the stands of the TCF Bank Stadium football field at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis December 15, 2010. The Minnesota Vikings are scheduled to play the Chicago Bears in their NFL game at the stadium after snow collapsed the roof of the Metrodome, the Vikings' home field.



Snow covered bicycles are seen next to the underground station Munich Perlach in Munich December 15, 2010.



A section of westbound Highway 402 remains closed Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2010 near Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, as crews continue to dig out trucks and cars from Monday's snow storm. A state of emergency is still in effect for Lambton County.



People walk over a snow covered meadow in Garmisch-Partenkirchen December 15, 2010 which will be used for Winter Olympic Games 2018. Fifty-nine farmers in Bavaria have launched a fresh attempt to prevent their land from being used for the 2018 Winter Olympics.




A likeness of Father Christmas is covered in snow in a Christmas market in Greifswald December 15, 2010. Winter brought fresh snow and cold temperatures to wide parts of the country.



Cars travel on the A20 near Pasewalk, north Germany, during snow fall December 15, 2010. Winter brought snowfall and cold temperatures to wide parts of the country.


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