Although frost (down to -40 C, as in this picture) is quite common in Novosibirsk, usually it lasts no more than several days and happens just a few times during the winter. The winter in our area, btw, normally start in November and may last until March or even April.Well, we confirm - in Novosibirsk, Siberia, this year is also the coldest. The frosts last since mid-December up until now with small breaks, turning our lives to a daily challenge. But the secret is simple - use warm clothes and transport yourself in the car as much as possible.

Outside clothing during such temperature should look like this:

Clothed like this, you can walk outside relatively long, maybe hours. Our girls mostly wear fur, because it's not only luxurious, but also makes real practical sense.

Cars are held mostly in open air, even during the winter. Many have an automatic car startup, which helps to keep it warm enough to start. Anyway, often the accumulator is not strong enough for low temperatures and one may see pictures like these:

What also surprises a lot of people is that actually you can ride bike in Siberia, it just has to have snow tires, just like a car:

To get more feeling as to what warms us, please watch this video with winter scenes.