Season’s 1st snow on Mount Seorak The season’s first snow falls on parts of Mount Seorak in the northeastern region of South Korea on Oct. 10, 2022, in this photo provided by the Seoraksan National Park Office. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
Pileup on snowy road This CCTV image provided by the Korea Expressway Corp. shows the scene of a five-vehicle pileup on a slippery road on the Seoul-Yangyang Expressway in the northeastern county of Yangyang during snowfall on March 19, 2022. (Yonhap)
Snowy mountain in AprilA high-altitude mountain area near the Hangyeryeong Pass in Yangyang, Gangwon Province, is covered with snow on April 18, 2021, from the previous night. (Yonhap)
‘Snowland’ Climbers walk on a snow-covered trail at Daegwallyeong Pass in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, on March 3, 2021, as heavy snowfall hit the region. (Yonhap)
Snowfall in SeoulSnow falls on Deoksu Palace in central Seoul on Feb. 19, 2019, the day of “Usu,” which marks the melting of ice as one of 24 seasonal divisions of the lunar calendar. (Yonhap)
Only in Korea does the holiday season mean that once again we get to see the annual pictures of half naked Marines frolicking in the snow:
U.S. and South Korean Marines get airborne during a short workout at Pyeongchang, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017. MARCUS FICHTL/STARS AND STRIPES
About 400 U.S. and South Korean Marines took a break from honing their winter-warfare skills Tuesday for some friendly competition in the city that will host the upcoming Winter Olympics.
After doffing their shirts and yelling half-naked in the snow, the allies teamed up to battle each other in chicken fights, relay races and a free-for-all wrestling match.
It was a bit of levity to wrap up a tense year on the Korean Peninsula that saw more than 20 North Korean ballistic-missile tests, two underground nuclear blasts and an ongoing bitter war of words between Washington and Pyongyang. [Stars & Stripes]
