With snow falling heavily around parts of Britain — making life on the yard near-impossible — we'd understand if you never wanted to see the white stuff again. But with the Snow Polo World Cup in St Moritz (27-29 January 2017) fast approaching, we celebrate snow in it's other (more glamorous) guise, with pictures from last year's tournament...

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Fast and furious: Team Cartier vs Maserati in St Moritz, Switzerland in 2016

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Going solo… Chris Hyde’s horse makes a break for it in the Cartier vs Maserati match

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Chris Hyde is safely taken off the pitch post-fall

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Team Badrutt’s Palace Hotel takes on Perrier-Jouët

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Out of the cold: ponies wait patiently on the lines

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Team talks: Team Badrutt’s Palace Hotel vs Perrier-Jouët

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Striking skies over the frozen lake of St Moritz

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A quick pony swap for Team Badrutt’s Palace Hotel …

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Steaming ponies in the winter sun

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Eyes on the ball…

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Snow spray: the Cartier team battle for the ball

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It’s the perfect conditions as Team Badrutt’s Palace Hotel takes on Perrier-Jouët

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Glitz and glamour: fur-clad spectators soak up the atmosphere

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