Londoners headed to Hampstead Heath on Monday to make the most of the winter's first snow.
There was heavy snowfall on Sunday night, after a yellow weather warning had been issued by the Met Office.
Some schools closed for the day and many families headed to the Heath.
On Parliament Hill, everything from “For Sale” placards to “Road Closed” signs were redeployed as makeshift sledges.
Gilly Hatch, 77 from Tufnell Park, came slightly better prepared.
“It was given to me for Christmas when I was eight,” she said, gesturing at her prized American Flexible Flyer sledge.
“I don’t get to use it now as much as I used to, but I’ve just had a very wild run!”
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The slopes were also enjoyed by first-timers.
Sofia, two, visited with from Edgware with her parents Husnara and Ru, 38 and 40, as well as her sister Ava, eight.
Ava said: “Yeah, I’m excited! But I’m also really scared.”
Her dad Ru added “She’s been screaming, literally screaming about it.”
Stephanie, from Camden, was on the slopes with Lewis, eight, Daryl, 11, Kylan, eight, Regan, nine, and Paul, 40.
“It’s amazing," she said. "We've had snow fights, been making snowmen, snow angels - we've done it all. And we're all cold.
“Our plan for the rest of the day? Go home, get warm, have some hot chocolate."
Andrew, 42 from Chalk Farm, and his daughter Peyton, three, were also looking forward to warming up.
Their family, visiting from Melbourne, Australia, enjoyed the unfamiliar sight of snow coating the park.
Peyton’s granddad, who asked not to be named, said “It looks like the sort of picture we would have seen when I was very young on Christmas cards. Our Christmas is hot. I would see pictures of people eating roast dinners when over here people would prefer to be drinking a cold beer and having a prawn cocktail.”
Parliament Hill was home to some very accomplished sledgers, but no one quite caught the attention like George Inderst, who arrived with his skis.
“You have to make the most of it,” he said.
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