A snowman outside a house in the eastern town of Weinfelden. (Keystone/Ennio Leanza)
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The climb up to the 2,202 metre high Eggberg in St Antönien in the Prättigau is a delight in such fine winter weather. (Keystone/Arno Balzarini)
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Strong winds over Lake Geneva create ice sculptures near the village of Versoix. (Keystone/Martial Trezzini)
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A statue outside the monastery in Einsiedeln gleams gold through a blanket of snow. (Keystone/Steffen Schmidt)
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Snow is not all enjoyment: shovels and spades stand next to a sledge outside this house in Rehetobel in eastern Switzerland. (Keystone/Ennio Leanza)
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People walk and skate on the frozen lake of Joux, in Le Sentier, in western Switzerland. (Keystone/Laurent Gillieron)
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Sunshine lights up the snow covered leaves in a forest at 1,245 meters on Gäbris, a hill in Appenzell in eastern Switzerland. (Keystone/Ennio Leanza)
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Fog casts a spell over the countryside in the commune of Kerns in central Switzerland. (Keystone/Urs Flüeler)
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Two modern Santas ride their Harley-Davidson through the illuminated centre of Basel. (Keystone/Markus Stuecklin)
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A cyclist passes by snow-covered palms on the shores of Lake Lugano in southern Switzerland. (Keystone/Karl Mathis)
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A custom unique to the eastern half-canton of Appenzell Outer Rhodes: At "old New Year", January 13, the variously costumed Silvesterchläuse go from house to house bringing new year greetings.(Keystone/Alessandro Della Bella)
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After a freezing night, smoke billows from chimneys over the rooftops of downtown Zurich.(Reuters/Andreas Meier)
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A caravan site for winter sports enthusiasts in Churwalden, in the southeastern canton of Graubünden. (Keystone/Ennio Leanza)
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A diver prepares to plunge into the frozen Lake Lioson, 1,850 metres above sea level, at the Col des Mosses in western Switzerland. (Keystone/Jean-Christophe Bott)
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Sharing a warming fondue, a traditional dish of cheese melted in wine and kept warm in a pot over a small burner. It is eaten by dipping pieces of bread into it on a long fork. (Keystone/Martin Ruetschi)
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Children in Ardez in the southeastern canton of Graubünden celebrate the traditional Engadine New Year on March 1, walking around the village with bells and rattles to drive out the evil spirits of winter. (Keystone/Arno Balzarini)
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Winter calm reigns over the Pfäffikersee in canton Zurich. (Keystone/Steffen Schmidt)
Cross-country skiers and hundreds of skis ahead of the start of the Engadine Ski Marathon near the village of Maloja. (Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann)
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Special cookies are part of the traditional Swiss Christmas. (AP Photo/Christof Stache)
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A Salvation Army volunteer serves a Christmas dinner to people in Lausanne who would otherwise have nothing. (Keystone/Jean-Christophe Bott)
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One of Appenzell's traditional Silvesterchläuse walks through the snow on the way from one farmhouse to another, bringing New Year's greetings. (Keystone/Ennio Leanza)
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Glowing wooden discs are hurled off the heights above the village of Untervaz in the southeastern canton of Graubünden. At the beginning of Lent, unmarried boys propel the discs through the air, calling out the name of the girl they love. (Keystone/Arno Balzarini)
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Back country skiers battle through to the 2171 meter high Hünerchopf above Mels in eastern Switzerland.(Keystone/Arno Balzarini)
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Relaxing in one of the igloos in the igloo village near Engelberg in the central canton of Obwalden. (Keystone/Gaetan Bally)
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A snow plough in the streets of Stabio, in the southern canton of Ticino, after a metre of snow fell within 24 hours. (Keystone/Ti-Press/Francesca Agosta)
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