Snow falls. Winter begins. Winter in Wisconsin traces a new path. Charts a new trail. A season of frosted landscapes that last but a day. Icy blue vistas, atop the waters. And deep green pines framed in snowy white. It's brisk. It's bracing. And it's a wonder to behold. A season like no other. A view of the state like no other. Wisconsin Winter From the Air Funding provided in part by Ron and Colleen Weyers Travel Wisconsin Morgan's Shoes John E. Kuenzl Foundation Francis A. & Georgia F. Ariens Fund within the Brillion Area Family of Funds Stanley J. Cottrill Fund Holiday Vacations and Friends of Wisconsin Public Television We all know it's coming. That first real snowfall. The colors of autumn faded long ago. And a new season begins. Fresh white blankets the ground. And the familiar path becomes a new trail. Winter in Wisconsin doesn't really feel... here, until that first snow. There are bound to be many chilly mornings ahead, and more snowfalls to come, but there's something about that first one, something about a Wisconsin winter that always seems... just a little magical.
instrumental music
energetic music
gentle music
water current bubbles
piano music
upbeat rock music
skis shuffling
tsch-tsch
excited children chatter and screech
plow truck scraping snow
slow, gentle music
piano
ethereal choir singing
slow, gentle piano
fast techno music
engines revving
piano music
sentimental music
piano music
Whoo hoo, Wisconsin!
snowboard scrapes against snow
sail rustles in wind
loud thud upon impact
Later!
gentle music
flag rustles in the wind
bells jingling, festive piano music
music tempo slows
energetic keyboard music
skis brush against snow
tsch-tsch
bright piano music
skates scraping ice "skitch"
majestic music
Winter can challenge the heartiest of souls. Cabin fever is real. And there's no denying the bite of a 20 below wind chill. But in Wisconsin, we don't shut down for a little weather. Two feet of new snow is just one more reason to get out into it. And, well, the trail is calling.
upbeat music
sentimental music
piano melody
folksy music
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whistles
C'mon.
dog barks
Ruff
motor hums
ice skating
kish-kish
stick and puck slide against ice
upbeat music
sentimental music
tires spin, engine revs
majestic music
harnesses jingling, excited shouting
rhythm of paws running hard
sentimental music
majestic music
geese honking
energetic music
crowd cheers
crowd whistles and cheers
majestic music
piano music
skis sliding on snow
tsch-tsch
cow bells ringing in background
child laughs gleefully
cowbells clanging
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hollering triumphantly
Wh oo! Whoo-ooo! WHOO!
church bell tolling
crowd cheering
skates scrape against ice
skitch, skitch Skates are on. Ice is calling. Gliding effortlessly across the lake, and beyond, to where the ice stretches as far as the horizon. The cold has stilled the water and created a new surface, a new world to explore. Lands' end no longer limits our path. And for a short time, winter in Wisconsin means new roads, not found on any map.
ski poles crunching on snow
edgy rock music
whistles
wind resistance
rickety-rack, rickety-rack
whoosh
clack
laughing
sliding accelerates
clack
gentle music
water flowing
current rushing
regal music
sentimental music
sail whips against wind
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shouting
Go!
wind turbulence
majestic music
sentimental music
piano music
bells jingling
clip-clop, cl ip-clop
upbeat music
gentle music
chatter and laughter
fire crackles
drum resonates
splat
squeaky glass-rubbing friction
blades rotate chakk-chack-chk
Oh, that doesn't look good. It's hard to turn this little button on in the cold.
camera tumbles, tires squeal
ski pole whacks camera
camera mic clunking
helicopter blades flutter
squeaky glass-rubbing friction
inner tube creaks
harsh wind
playful piano music
Whoa!
squeaky glass-rubbing friction
jovial chatter, laughter
Yeah, baby! -
laughing
Now we're having fun. Is this thing on? I think so. I don't know. Funding provided in part by Ron and Colleen Weyers Travel Wisconsin Morgan's Shoes John E. Kuenzl Foundation Francis A. & Georgia F. Ariens Fund within the Brillion Area Family of Funds Stanley J. Cottrill Fund Holiday Vacations and Friends of Wisconsin Public Television
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