Many Alaskans revel in the biting air and the pure white of the winter landscape, not to mention the skiing, ice-climbing and snow machine-riding.

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Wrapping my coat around me, I went outside into the cold pure air of the winter morning, careful not to slip on the icy steps.

NEWYORKER: Wakefield

In the winter, dusted by fallen snow, its pure abstraction is set off by bare trees, a vision of cold, crisp beauty, its marble taking on the look of an all-white Agnes Martin painting.

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