We are so familiar with the image of flowing waterfalls or bubbles created from beautiful waterfalls. But in some countries where it snows in winter, the waterfalls will be most beautiful when frozen.
Many tourists even look forward to winter, when the temperature drops and the waterfalls freeze to admire the majestic sights of famous waterfalls around the world. Not only that, this is also an opportunity for adventure enthusiasts to conquer nature.
1. Ouray Falls, Colorado, USA
Ranked as one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Colorado, USA. This is also the place where climbers want to come to test their strength every time winter comes.
Sam Elias climbed the frozen waterfall of Ouray, Colorado to test his strength.
2. Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis, USA
The city of Minneapolis is known as the land that fully converges America’s culture and natural richness.
Located south of the local park, Minnehaha Falls is one of the sights that everyone wants to visit when coming to the city of the beautiful Mississippi River.
The special thing about this waterfall is the cave behind the waterfall. You can go inside to visit this beautiful cave when the water is frozen.
3. Waterfalls on the Taixing Range, Hebei Province, China
These waterfalls are located in the Taixing Mountain area of Hebei province, China. Normally when coming here, visitors can hear the sound of rushing water.
When the temperature drops below -12 degrees Celsius, the entire waterfall freezes, creating a majestic scene that attracts thousands of tourists to visit. This is also a rare event in China and the last time this natural phenomenon took place here was in 2012.
4. Godafoss Waterfall, Iceland
Iceland’s Goðafoss Waterfall is one of those natural spectacles that will leave you breathless just looking at it. The mist from the falls makes you even awestruck by the incredible beauty of nature. But that’s the scene in the summer.
When winter comes, the waterfall will transform into a stunning and impressive beauty with a thick layer of ice and a frozen river below. Then you will understand why it is called the “waterfall of the gods”.
5. Waterfalls in Plitvice National Park, Croatia
Known as one of the most beautiful places on the planet, Plitvice National Park is located on the plateau of the same name in Croatia. This is truly a generous gift that mother nature bestows on humanity.
The frozen waterfalls here reflecting on the lake surface are also one of the beautiful scenes that attract millions of tourists to visit each year.
6. Marmolada Falls, Northeast Italy
When it comes to Italy, many people will think of the gentle, poetic scenery, but few know that this “shoe-shaped” country also has another majestic beauty in the Northeast every winter.
Marmolada Falls freezes when the temperature drops, making it a destination for many adventure lovers.
7. Eidfjord Waterfall, Norway
In contrast to the noise during the summer, the waterfall in Eidfjord, Norway becomes silent in the winter because the water freezes.
8. Ballandaz Gorge Waterfall, France
It is likened to a piece of silk falling onto three stone bridges in a limestone cavity, formed during the Jurassic period in Lebanon. Ballandaz Gorge waterfall was discovered by French biologist, Henri Coiffait, in 1952.
Despite the dangerous signs posted throughout the area around the waterfall, this place still attracts tourists to visit and risk their lives to conquer when the waterfall freezes.
9. Waterfall in Slovenia
Slovenia is known as the land of waterfalls because it converges not only one but also many beautiful waterfalls that attract millions of tourists to visit each year such as Kozjak, Savica, Pericnik or Boka waterfalls.
These are also the conquering goals of climbers around the world when the temperature drops and the waterfall freezes like a steep mountain.