Abnormal Frosts Transform Yugra Into Ice and Snow Wonderland

Frosts have gripped Yugra for several weeks, with temperatures reaching an abnormal –38 to –44 degrees Celsius (–36 to –47 degrees Fahrenheit). After the noisy New Year holidays, the cities seem to have frozen under a crust of ice and a snowy blanket. We show you what they look like now.

Surgut

Surgut photographer Alexander Shumay went to the GRES (state district power plant) for beautiful shots. Steam rising above the water, bushes and trees covered in hoarfrost, untouched pillows of snowdrifts, and white power line poles create the feeling of being in an icy apocalypse.

Photographer Helen Voznesenskaya showed how Surgut looks in its snowy blanket. Church domes, the monument to the builders, and webs of branches—everything has turned white, as in a winter fairy tale. The city is also adorned by decorative illumination, which only enhances the sense of magic.

86.RU correspondent Anastasia Shevyakova showed what an ordinary residential district in Surgut looks like now. We hope all drivers can recognize their car under its cap of snow.

Nizhnevartovsk

In Nizhnevartovsk, despite the frosts, life is bustling. In the snowy haze, city lights flash, windows of colorful houses, and even the northern lights, which delighted residents for several nights. The residents themselves are running, driving, and walking on the frozen Ob River, as seen by the public page «Typical Crab of Nizhnevartovsk».

Khanty-Mansiysk

The small, cozy capital of Yugra is surrounded by a majestic wall of fir and pine trees. Photographer Sergei Korshilov went to «Samarovsky Chugas» (a natural park) to capture the beauty of local nature in its winter variation.

A few more shots of the sleeping city from Khanty-Mansiysk residents.

Recently, Yugra residents showed beautiful shots of winter fishing. See what makes them go to the reservoir even at –30 degrees Celsius (–22 degrees Fahrenheit).