Some animals change their appearance to prepare for winter, while others simply use the snow as insulation. Snow is great for building snowmen, sleigh riding and snowball fights. Those magical flakes have a way of bringing out the kid in all of us.
People only have to deal with snow on a part-time basis.
If we get cold or wet, we can just go inside. For animals, though, snow can be friend or foe. Mice, shrews and moles burrow under the snow, using it as an insulator. Snow works like a blanket to trap warm air near the ground and to keep the cold air away. Animal survival also depends on how deep the snow is.