Photos by Gordon Miller

WATERBURY WINTERFEST 2022

Capital Soccer players and friends play a not-so-serious game of snow soccer at the State Office Complex during Winterfest on Feb. 5. Photo by Gordon Miller

Photo by Gordon Miller

Logan Lang takes part in the adaptive biathlon demo Saturday at Anderson Field. Members of the Capital Region Nordic Alliance, Inc. and Green Mountain Adaptive Sports provided demonstrations of adaptive Nordic sports for people of all abilities to participate. Photo by Gordon Miller

The biathalon uses laser guns. Photo by Gordon Miller

Photo by Gordon Miller

For the first time in 11 years, Mother Nature provided a foot of fresh snow in the middle of Winterfest. Some grounds keeping was needed ahead of Saturday’s Party in the Park. Photo by Gordon Miller

Photo by Gordon Miller

Fat bike demos are a popular activity at Winterfest. Photo by Gordon Miller

Who needs a beach? Snow volleyball is a hit. Photo by Gordon Miller

Photo by Gordon Miller

Post soccer and volleyball refreshments at Rusty Parker Park. Photo by Gordon Miller

Photo by Gordon Miller

Bill Minter and Georgiana Birmingham joined more than 20 others on snowshoes and skis for the annual Winterfest backcountry "descent" expedition from Blush Hill Country Club down to Little River on Sunday. Photo by Lisa Scagliotti

The Descent snowshoe and backcountry ski group take a break between Blush Hill and Little River. Steve Lotspeich (6th from left in green) led the expedition. Photo by Lisa Scagliotti

The Children's Room hosted sledding and some serious fort-building behind Waterbury Public Library on the big hill in Dac Rowe Park. Photo by Gordon Miller.

Aspen Maclay inspects a snow fort. Photo by Gordon Miller

ANTIQUE SNOWMOBILES

The Model T Ford Snowmobile Club visited Waterbury on Feb. 5 for their annual meeting and outing at Farr's Field. Photo by Gordon Miller

Their specially equipped Model Ts are considered the original "snowmobiles" -- vintage Fords outfitted with skis and tracks. Photo by Gordon Miller