These highlights from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest feature winter wonderlands ... especially in the mountains, where glistening landscapes can remain untouched for days.

He gives you the cold shoulder. Snowman season will be with us for a while yet, but our winter landscapes needn’t look cold and dreary. We can enjoy viewing our yards and perennial gardens ...

An icy winter has transformed the tall trees of the Zao mountain range into wonderous ... ice formations and strolling through the frosty landscape. Skiers and snowboarders slowed their descents ...