It is looking more and more likely that some of us will be having a white Christmas, and if you are Father Christmas, travelling everywhere by sleigh it’s not too much of a problem.
However it is much tougher for those who are braving the roads on four wheels. A few flakes of the white stuff often brings chaos as many of us are not fully prepared.
So what do you need to know when driving in the snow?
One person who does an awful lot of driving in wintery conditions is Britain's top Alpine skier Chemmy Alcott and in this video she passes on a blizzard of knowledge.