Winter Medium

3. A severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds and low visibility.
5. A common winter sport that involves gliding over ice wearing blades attached to footwear.
6. The meteorological term for frozen precipitation in the form of hexagonal crystals.
9. A term describing the perceived decrease in air temperature felt by the body on exposed skin due to the flow of air.
10. A state of inactivity and metabolic depression in endotherms during cold periods, allowing survival with minimal energy use.
12. The brilliant Gryffindor witch, known for her encyclopedic knowledge and love of books.
13. The scientific process where water turns directly into ice without first becoming liquid, often seen in frost formation.
14. A sudden, rapid flow of a large mass of snow, ice, and debris down a slope.
15. A flexible sled used for sliding down snowy hills, often made of plastic or metal.

1. The famous 1851 novel by Herman Melville that features the frigid, often unforgiving environment of the open ocean.
2. The season's shortest day and longest night, marking the start of winter.
4. A classic children's book by Chris Van Allsburg about a magical train ride to the North Pole.
7. The temperature in Celsius at which pure water freezes into ice.
8. The character in C.S. Lewis's *The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe* who keeps Narnia in perpetual winter.
11. A large, flat mass of ice that breaks off from a larger glacier or ice sheet and floats in the sea.