8,917 Views - Click for Larger Image Rally car racing is more fun when you race down ski slopes taking 50 foot jumps.  That’s just one of example of how cold climates can be more fun.  To celebrate Toronto’s first real snowfall this year, we wanted to share some winter innovations.  And you’ll see that there’s a lot more than just rally car snowboarding.  This chilly feature includes ice hotels, ice diving, robotic snow machines, tank track hummers and prop powered snowmobiles. Okay, enough from me. I’m off to rally car race… Via: trendhunter

Robot Snow Shovels (GALLERY)

The Roofus

Jaysus, this is just such clever name for such a clever design, I think I’m going to puke. Roofus removes snow from flat roofs. OK, roofs collapse from snow, but that only happens with huge amounts of…
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Hummer Snow Cruisers (GALLERY)

The H2 Snowmobile

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) puts on a huge automobile aftermarket show that has reached cult-like status. Each year, we see the coolest and craziest vehicle-mods. This year there…
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Star Wars Fashion (GALLERY)

The Stormtrooper Hoodie

This Star Wars hoodie looks good enough for even non-fans to sport. Stormtroopers are indeed the clotheshorses of Star Wars. This Stormtrooper hoodie lets you show the world that you’re a Star Wars fan…
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Winter Boots for Cars (GALLERY)

Snobootz

Ensure your family’s safety with Snobootz!  When roads are covered with ice and snow, people have traditionally turned to snow chains to gain traction. Putting them on is a tedious procedure, but there…

Extreme Sports Fusion (VIDEO)

Rally Car Racing Meets Snowboarding

Snowboarding and rally car racing are an unlikely duo. After all, don’t rally cars belong on a racetrack? At the DC Mountain Lab in Park City, Utah, however, there are no rules. The private snowboard park…

Snowmobiles of the Future (VIDEO)

The Lotus Ice Vehicle

The Lotus Ice Vehicle is being developed to help with research on the Moon Regan TransAntarctic Expedition. Details on the exact specifications of the Concept Ice Vehicle (CIV) are very slim, but we…

Snowboard Painting (VIDEO)

Action Art by Matt Cheney

There comes a point in every artist's life when ideas fill his head to the brim. Sometimes there's just too much to express that the body feels like exploding. How many artists can actually feel comfortable…

Glass Igloos (GALLERY)

Fake Ice Hotels

Ice hotels are now popular across the freezing north, showing off everything from ice bars to beds made out of ice. In Findland, cold-looking lodging have happened to become quite a hit. For something…

Snow Polo (VIDEO)

Cartier Polo World Cup on The Snow

The Royal sport takes a chilly turn with the 24th Cartier Polo World Cup on Snow which is held from January 24-27 2008 in St. Moritz. The tournament takes place on a frozen lake and 25,000 VIP spectators…

Chill Ice Hotel Villages (VIDEO)

The Iglu-Dorf

While most people wouldn’t be ready to move up north to an igloo, many are enthralled by the idea of staying in an Inuit-style igloo for a shorter period of time. There is something about unique vacation…

Norwegian Ice Hotel (GALLERY)

Alta Igloo Hotel

While most people wouldn't dream of actually moving up north to live in an igloo, there is something so captivating about living inside ice and snow sculpted architecture. The Alta Igloo Hotel near Oslo,…

Snow Hotel in Finland (VIDEO)

LumiLinna

To the excitement of all those enamoured by snow sculptures, igloos and ice hotels, LumiLinna Snow Hotel will be opening on January 28 in Finland! The buildings at the SnowCastle of Kemi include the SnowHotel,…

Snow Sculptures (GALLERY)

Cool Carvings in Beijing

Using nature to create these intricate sculptures out of ice, artists in China's Heilongjiang Province created a tremendous display of highly detailed figurines and displays. They were built for the 20th…

Terror Fashion (Revisited) (GALLERY)

Anticon Hoodie, For the Funky Terrorist

More than a year and half ago we were jumping for joy when UK-based Anticon revealed hooded sweatshirts (which Trend Hunter termed 'Terror Fashion'). Freaking out your neighbours has never been more…

Ice Hotel Glace Quebec Canada (VIDEO)

The Ice Hotel Glace in Quebec-Canada is a reconstructed every year using 500 tons of ice. The cool hotel, located 30 minutes west of Quebec City, operates from January to April each year. At the Ice…

Ice Diving (GALLERY)

Silfra Cave in Iceland is Earth's Coolest Dive

Some say it's the closest thing to space walking you will ever get. Silfra is a river in Iceland so clear that if it wasn't for the bubbles, you would think you were floating in just air. The water is…

Tank Tracks

Mattracks Convert Your SUV Into a Tank

Mattracks offers conversion kits for your SUV, truck or ATV that let you replace those annoying wheels with cool tank tracks. They're intended for locations where pavement does not exist, but I still…

Personal Snow Machine

This week we found a projector that beams ghosts or snowflakes onto your home. Well, if projected snowflakes aren't good enough, then you can create your own artificial snow with a snow maker from switzerland.…

Instant Snow Through Chemistry

Mail order snow? Yes! Sounds odd if you're from Canada, but if you live in the desert and want to make a snow ball, what are you going to do? Think Geek offers an answer with Instant Snow. 1 jar for…

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