The quality of images shown on Flickr under Creative Commons license is often amazing. Browsing the social network today, we found exceptional images of inspiring winter activities that we wanted to share with you. From bike snow to snowboarding, ice skating, or even swimming in cold rivers (an epiphany ritual in Eastern Europe and Russia), winter offers us tons of opportunities to push ourselves and spend beautiful moments in Almighty Nature!

May these images bring the little spark of inspiration you needed to go seek adventures in the mountains – or maybe start photography ?

Glacier Trek by Charlie Stinchcomb CC BY 2.0
GLACIER TREK – IMAGE BY FLICKR USER Charlie Stinchcomb UNDER CC BY 2.0 LICENSE

Mt. Huayna Potosi by Justin Vidamo under CC license
MT. HUAYNA POTOSI – IMAGE BY FLICKR USER Justin Vidamo UNDER CC BY 2.0 LICENSE

Oleg Brovko ***
IMAGE BY FLICKR USER Belboo UNDER CREATIVE COMMONS BY-SA 2.0 

Epiphany rituals cleanse Orthodox faithful in Eastern Europe by Peter Haden
EPIPHANY RITUALS CLEANSE ORTHODOX FAITHFUL IN EASTERN EUROPE – IMAGE BY FLICKR USER Peter Haden UNDER CC-BY-2.0 LICENSE  


Ice Skating A game of hockey on an outdoor pond by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - CC BY 2.0 license
ICE SKATING – A GAME OF HOCKEY ON AN OUTDOOR POND – IMAGE BY FLICKR USER Winsconsin Department of Natural Resources UNDER CC-BY-ND 2.0 LICENSE

Adam Kahtava - XC Skiing Cascade Valley Banff 027
IMAGE BY FLICKR USER Neil ZellerUNDER CC BY 2.0 LICENSE 

Flickr User Dave O - Kevin's Strapless Snowboard
IMAGE BY FLICKR USER Dave O  UNDER CC BY 2.0 LICENSE

Ice Skating - Couple on an outdoor skating rink by Flickr user Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
ICE SKATING – COUPLE ON AN OUTDOOR SKATING RINK – IMAGE BY FLICKR USER Winsconsin Department of Natural Resources UNDER CC-BY-ND 2.0 LICENSE


Flickr user JM Fumeau Glacier du Tour, Chamonix
GLACIER DU TOUR, CHAMONIX – IMAGE BY FLICKR USER JM-Fumeau UNDER CC-BY-ND 2.0 LICENSE

Bummsley by Flickr user Hagbard_
IMAGE BY FLICKR USER Hagbard UNDER CC-BY 2.0 LICENSE

So, what did you think of these photos? Amazing, huh? Tell us which ones are your favorites!