Drone Videos of Winter Scenes

DVA winner Timelab.pro created this stunning drone video of two Russian nuclear-powered icebreakers powering through the ice-covered Barents Sea.  Fifty Years of Victory and the Yamal are the only two active Arctica-class icebreakers.  These double-hulled vessels are just under 150 meters (486 ft.) long and displace about 25k tons.  Their two OK900A nuclear reactors produce an incredible 340MW of power, enough "juice" to fully supply a medium-sized city. This video won the X-Factor category at the 6th Annual NYCDFF.

Top AirVuz contributor oculusfilms brings us this fantastic drone video of winter scenes around the world.  Primarily filmed with a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone, the video captures some epic snow-covered winter wonderlands visited by this globe-trotting content creator.  From the Alps Mountains in Europe to the forests of British Columbia in Western Canada, the video will take you over a series of spectacular winter scenes.  This piece was picked as a Finalist for the Drone Video of the Week contest in January, 2022.  

The Netherlands offers some of the most iconic winter scenery in Europe.  While the (mostly) dead-flat landscapes of the North European Plain generally preclude skiing, it's a paradise for ice-skating as well as more adventurous action sports which take advantage of its wide-open frozen expanses.  It's also simply beautiful, whether it be the windmills of the Zaanse Schans region west of Amsterdam or its colorful medieval towns.  Those are the takeaways from this fantastic DVOW-winning drone video of the Dutch winter by contributor By_ewold.

Check out this fantastic DVOW nominated film from top contributor ugurevin.  The video opens with some spectacular shots of frozen Lake Baikal in Russia, including some astounding top-down shots over the ice.   At about the :25 mark, the scene shifts to Turkey, with a great reverse shot of some hikers on a snow-covered ridge, the Ishak Pasha Palace in the shadow of Mt. Ararat, followed by the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on an island in Lake Van, the abandoned Armenian village of Ani, and the Eastern Express passenger train in Kars Province.  

For a first upload to AirVuz, brand-new contributor nirmitchetwani brings us this magnificent DVOW nominated video of Alaska.  Shot during the wintertime in temperatures as low as 30 degrees below zero Celsius (minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit), the video will take you over the stunning landscapes of the USA's 49th state.  You'll fly over snow-covered forests and frozen lakes, heading into the mountains which cover much of the Last Frontier.   Alaska covers a land area of almost 1.5 million square km (around 572k square mi.), twice the size of Texas.

Prepare to be blown away by this stunning wintertime drone video of Russia's Lake Baikal, compliments of top AirVuz contributor and pilot Makhorov.  The great lake of southern Siberia is one of the earth's great ecological treasures: amongst freshwater lakes, it's the world's largest by water volume, its deepest, its oldest, and by some measures its clearest.   When you see these glorious wintertime views of Baikal from this award-winning content creator, you may also agree that it's the most beautiful.  

Top contributor HikeTheWorld created this highly cinematic video from the Carpathian Mountains of Slovakia. The great mountain chain forms an arc which begins just east of Vienna, Austria and covers the northern part of Slovakia, serving as the country's natural northern boundary with Poland. Filmed during the winter using both drone and ground camera footage, the video captures the beauty of this alpine region during what some consider to be its most picturesque season. This video was a DVOW nominee in February 2020.

Former Drone Video of the Week winner DroneProduction.ru brings us this fantastic wintertime video from Southern Russia.  The footage was captured around the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort in Krasnaya Polyana near the city of Sochi, a city in the federal subject (essentially, an oblast or province) of Krasnodar Krai.  Located just west of the Caucasus Mountain range that divides Europe from Asia, the resort's extensive alpine ski slopes hosted many of the skiing events when the 2014 Winter Olympics were held in Sochi.  

Multiple Drone Video of the Week Finalist Mattcoq put together this showreel featuring some of his best wintertime drone footage.  Shot in locations ranging from Bulgaria to China, the video does an outstanding job of bringing out the natural beauty to be found during the winter months.  The first few shots were taken over semi-frozen river scenes, and at around the :33 mark there's a great pull-up shot over a snow-covered forest.  The video footage was captured with DJI's Phantom 4 and Mavic Pro 2 drones.  

Prepare to be blown away by these wintertime drone views of Iceland, compliments of top AirVuz contributor and drone pilot Siggizoom.  Despite the vanishingly short winter days, the North Atlantic island nation has a surprisingly mild winter climate given its northern latitude.  This is particularly true in its coastal areas, which is where most of the footage in the video was shot.   The DVOW winning video features jaw-dropping aerial views of this winter wonderland, which is virtually devoid of tourists during the winter months.  

Top AirVuz contributor and pilot Drone Adam put his DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone to good use creating this fantastic wintertime aerial view of the mountains of northwestern Turkey.  It was shot in the Bolu Province, which is part of the East Marmara region east of the Gulf of İzmit.  Located between Turkey's two largest cities - Istanbul and Ankara - Bolu is a largely rural region.  With some of the country's most well-known forested areas, much of the province is covered by the Köroğlu Mountains.  

Top contributor, drone pilot, and travel vlogger th3venture does it again with this fantastic video record of a Christmastime trip to the "capital" of Christmas: the northern region of Finland known as Lapland.  Using a combination of drone and ground camera footage, the video shows the best of what this winter wonderland has to offer: vast snow-covered forests, a Santa Claus village, a sign marking the Arctic Circle, Northern Lights, a cosy cabin (AirBnB) in the woods - it's all here, even a pack of reindeer! 

The Lofoten Islands in northern Norway offer a stunning winter landscape, even though the winter temperatures are surprisingly mild for a location above the Arctic Circle.  Top contributor BashirAbuShakra used a drone to create an epic aerial video of this stunning region in the depths of winter.  You will be treated to bird's eye views of fjords, snow covered mountains, floating icebergs, and much more.   The islands are part of Nordland, one of the counties which makes up the region of Northern Norway.  

Finnish drone pilot and AirVuz contributor Koptercam created this amazing aerial video of the Levi skiing and recreational area of Lapland in Northern Finland.  Located north of the Arctic Circle, it's Finland's largest ski resort.  Using a DJI Inspire drone with a DJI X5 camera, much of the film is tracking a group of snowmobilers trekking through the Scandinavian winter wonderland.  If nothing else, it will help you to understand why Lapland and Christmas are so often mentioned in the same breath.

Dalarna is a historical province of west-central Sweden, extending from the western border with Norway well into the interior.  The name Dalarna translates to "valleys", and the area is full of them, along with beautiful forests and lakes.  It is a popular vacation spots for Swedes from the more populous southern and eastern parts of the country as well as from elsewhere in Scandinavia. Contributor and pilot Phexon used a drone to create this impressive aerial tour of this iconic-looking Nordic region in the dead of winter. 

Berdyansk is a port city in the southeastern Ukraine.  It sits on the Sea of Azov, a shallow body of water which is an extension of the Black Sea.  In this highly cinematic video, content creator and drone pilot Antonio Esteban Gonsales flew a DJI drone over a lighthouse on the sea during the depth of winter.  The highly stylized video does an impressive job of capturing the bleak but beautiful expanse of this semi frozen inland sea, part of what was once the most important waterway in the world.

Western Canada's Alberta province, which attracts significant interest from summer travelers, is a magical place in the winter for the properly clothed and sheltered.  As the mercury drops and chinook winds bring in polar air masses, the landscape, covered by the Canadian Rockies, turns to a land of frozen forests and mountain lakes.   In this video, top AirVuz contributor and droe pilot Fujibara Films does a phenomenal job of capturing this ice-cold wonderland from an aerial perpective.  

Top content creator and drone pilot Jurgis Kreilis, who was profiled in a segment of the Drone Dish, brings us this masterpiece of a video shot in his native Latvia in the depths of winter.  In his words, "to appreciate the beauty of the winter you don't necessarily need colorful sunrise, sunset or bright sunlight through the day. Winter can be insistent, surly and moody."  So true.  Prepare to be amazed by the winter aerial views of this magnificent Baltic land with its fog-covered lowlands and forests.

Opening with stunning shots of snowy, frost-covered trees this Drone Video of the Week nominee shows how lovely winter can be in Switzerland and Iceland. As the sun lights up over the Alps mountains of Switzerland and the rivers quickly flow through the green gorges of Iceland, it's easy to see why contributor Marc Studder named the piece "Blinded by Nature."  Shot with his DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone, this stunning piece was selected as a Finalist for the Drone Video of the Week in August, 2018.

The 'Little Carpathians' are an approximately 100km long section of the Western Carpathian Mountains, covering the northern half of Slovakia and giving the Central European country most of its majestic mountainous landscape.  Over 40% of Slovakia is densely covered by fairytale-like forests, and when covered with a fresh blanket of pure, white snow, the scene is breathtaking.  HikeTheWorld was a Drone Video of the Week nominee for this stunning aerial video of this magical slice of Central Europe.

Winter in Romania is a magical time.  The tree-covered Carpathian Mountains which run through much of the country become tufted in white, providing a winter scene that is visually as appealing as any in Europe.  Contributor BearSkillz, whose previous upload garnered the AirVuz Drone Video of the Week award in late 2018, created this marvelous aerial look at this beautiful country taken at the height of its winter splendor.  Enjoy the views of this winter wonderland in Southeastern Europe.

Top contributor Daniel Molina used a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone to create this beautiful video of a wintertime landscape in Ontario, Canada.  It was shot in the area of Muskoka, which is in the central part of Canada's most populous province.  Muskoka is located a bit over a two hour drive northwest of Toronto.  It is a quintessential Canadian "cottage country" region, dotted with over 1,600 lakes.  It sits to the east of Georgia Bay, a northern extension of Lake Huron, one of the five Great Lakes.  

Latvia sits at a very northerly latitude, which makes for some very long winters.  At the same time, the long winter months in this Baltic republic make for some incredible scenery.  The Baltic Sea freezes, but only partially so, and the freezing temperatures yield giant chunks of ice which float about and collide with each other and the shore.  In this drone video by top contributor Jurgis Kreilis / Film Day, you'll get a nice aerial tour of this frozen winter wonderland including both its coastal and inland areas.  

If you want to see an iconic looking winter mountain scene, check out this drone video of the mountains of Bosnia & Herzegovina by contributor emirdzanan.  Bjelašnica and Igman are neighboring mountains which are situated just to the southwest of the Bosnian capital city Sarajevo.  Both mountains saw serious fighting in the brutal siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War which followed the collapse of Yugoslavia.  With two-plus decades to heal, the area has reverted to its former magnificent state.

If you've wondered how cold weather affects drone operation, check out this video by AirVuz contributor and pilot Whitespace Films.  It was shot on a DJI Mavic Pro drone in Duluth, the Lake Superior harbor city in northern Minnesota.  The temperature was about minus 20 degrees Farenheit, which is not untypical on cold days in this part of the world.  The drone held up just fine, and was able to capture some spectacular aerial footage of what appears to be smoke coming off of the nearly-frozen lake.  

See Iceland in winter from the air in this peaceful and breathtaking video by pilot ClearSky. In this Part 2 of his epic journey, he’ll head to the famous Skógafoss waterfall of southern Iceland along the cliffs of the former coastline, to the glaciers of Sólheimajökull and Svínafellsjökull. ClearSky will also hear to the steeply-walled canyon Fjaðrárgljúfur, Vestrahorn mountain, and the glacial lagoon Jökulsárlón. It’s a fantastic overview of some of the most famous spots on the island nation in one of it’s most beautiful seasons.

Check out these stunning drone views of Switzerland in wintertime, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot wjmdronie.  The video features stunning top-down footage of the Swiss Alps, the great mountain range which cover much of the southern part of this Central European country.  Winter in Switzerland starts in December and ends in March and depending on the region temperatures range from -10°C (14°F) to 4°C (39°F). This film earned a Drone Video of the Week nomination in January of 2021. 

Check out this stunning aerial video of a wondrous winter mountain scene in the middle of Georgia, the republic in the Caucasus region.  Sabaduri Mountain is located in Tbilisi National Park, named for the capital city which lies to its southwest.  The mountain is part of the Saguramo Range, which runs along an east-west axis to the north of Tbilisi.  The highest peak in this range is Mt. Saguramo, which reaches an altitude of just under 1.4k meters (almost 4.6k ft.) above sea level. 

Winter is a special time in Hokkaido, the northernmost of the four main islands of Japan.  With a population density of less than an eighth that of Honshu, its hilly-to-mountainous interior is full of lakes which become frozen playgrounds in the coldest months.  In this drone video, you will get some aerial glimpses of this winter wonderland.  Featured locations include the reservoir Asahidake Lake, Katsurazawa Lake, Akan Lake, and Toro Lake.   The video was shot with a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone.

Northern Russia is home to some of the world's most iconic winter scenery. It's a land of vast pine forests, interspersed with thousands of lakes.  During the long winter months, these areas become enrobed in white, and the scene presented is hauntingly beautiful.  In this video by contributor Dronemedia, you'll get a bird's eye view of a forest in the depths of the frigid Russian winter.  The video was shot in Russia's Northwestern Federal District, one of the eight official regions of Russia.  

While the population of the Canadian province Quebec is heavily concentrated in its southern area along the St. Lawrence River, the province is enormous.  Its territory extends over 1.3 million square km (over 500k square mi.) of land area, making it the largest southern tier province.  Most of this area is in the northern part of the province.  In this amazing video by top contributor Dizifilms, you'll get an aerial view of this frozen wonderland, which extends to latitudes running through Greenland.  

Take a ride through the North Star State with local pilot, Fit Lam Studios. Also known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, Minnesota’s many season and lakes can be seen in this tribute video. It opens in the North Shore, the part of the state that boarders Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes. Other notable shots include aerial shots of both of the Twin Cities, Minneapolis and St Paul, as well as Duluth Harbor, the Minnesota State Fair, and plenty of action shots of people playing outdoor, winter sports.

AirVuz contributor and pilot sojkincz was picked as a Finalist for the Drone Video of the Week for this fantastic wintertime video of the Beskid (Beskydy) mountains of the northern Czech Republic.  The Beskids run for a length of about 600 km (around 360 mi.) through the northern Czech Republic, along the border between Slovakia and Poland, and into Ukraine.  They form part of the great Carpathian range, which also covers much of Romania.  As you will see in the video, the Beskids form a truly iconic winter landscape.   

Here is an aerial view of some spots in Russia's northern Arkhangelsk Oblast (province).  While there are spots further north in Russia, it's not many.  Thre province covers a large area along the end of the Dvina River and on the White Sea.  This drone video by contributor Alexeykalinin, you'll get a bird's eye view of this Arctic land in the winter.  It includes footage of the White sea, the region's deep forests, bridges over the Dvina, Vorzogory village, and the Kudemskaya narrow gauge railway.

Michelle Kwan is considered the top American figure skater of her generation.  Retired since the mid-2000's, she has two Olympic medals to her name in addition to nine US and five World Championships.  One of the most popular female athletes of all time, she went on to serve as an American cultural envoy under two different Presidents.  And can she still skate!  Check out this stunning video of Ms Kwan by top contributor Fit Lam Studios, who filmed her skating on a very frozen White Bear Lake just north of St. Paul, Minnesota.

Top AirVuz contributor and pilot timoksanen created this stunning wintertime drone video from the northern Finnish region of Lapland.  The video was shot on and around the Ylläs, an elevated structure known as a fell.  It reaches a maximum altitude of about 718 meters above sea level or a little under 2.4k ft.  It's located in Kolari, a municipality of the western Lapland region which lies along the Swedish border.  This is one of the most popular areas for skiing (both downhill and cross-country) in the country.  

England's Lake District is one of the few spots in the United Kingdom where snow can be found semi-regularly.  With its highest peaks approaching 1k meters above sea level (around 3.3k ft.), combined with a relatively northern latitude (the District is near the Scottish border) and a location some distance in from the sea, winter temperatures are low enough that snowfall occurs with some frequency.  When it does, it makes for some incredible winter scenery, as you'll see in this drone video by AirVuz contributor Jakevideo.  

Check out these wintertime drone views from the mountains of northwestern Turkey, compliments of AirVuz contributor Drone Adam.  It was shot around the town of Kartepe in the Kocaeli Province of the East Marmara Region.  Kartepe is located in a hilly-to-mountainous area between the Gulf of İzmit (the eastern extension of the Sea of Marmara) and Lake Sapanca.  The name "Kartepe" translates roughly to "snowy hills", and when you watch the video you'll see it's an appropriate name for this winter wonderland.  

Top AirVuz contributor HAYDEN KAST has made a specialty out of using drones to film skiers.  It's notoriously difficult to film skiers flying down mountains - the speeds are high, the trees are many, and the "stage" is highly sloped.  In this drone video, he compiled some of his best skiing footage to show us how these flying cameras can truly capture the essence of skiing.  Much of the footage was captured in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado.  There's also footage from the mountains of Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan.   

For a first upload to AirVuz,new contributor  dmitry_kolomayko brings us this stunning wintertime drone video from the Caucasus Mountains of Southern Russia.  The video was filmed near the town of Dombay in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, one of the seven Federal Subjects of Russia's North Caucasus Federal District.  The area is part of the Teberda Nature Reserve, an ecological reserve which covers the northern slopes of the western part of the Caucasus range and is designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

Check out these drone views of Russia's Lake Ladoga as the Winter begins its transition to Spring, compliments of AirVuz contributor cdrugger.  The giant lake has a surface area of just under 18k square km (about 6.8k square mi.), making it the largest lake entirely within Europe and Russia's second-largest after Lake Baikal.  The southern tip of the lake is just east of St. Petersburg, while most of its northern portion is part of the Republic of Karelia, one of the oblasts (provinces) of the country's Northwest District.  

In this drone video, top AirVuz contributor and pilot Eaglewood Pictures shows us the beauty of winter in the Baltic republic of Latvia.  The video opens with a stunning descent through the clouds onto an (unfrozen) stream flowing through a snow-covered forest, a landscape which is typical in the southern part of the country.  Shot in brilliant 4k resolution, the video will take you over seemingly endless woods, with overhead shots alternating of sequences flying through the trees just a few meters/feet above the ground.  

Top contributor DJphotography returns after a one year hiatus to bring us this spectacular drone video from the storied Austrian state of Tyrol.  Shot in the wintertime, the video will take you over this snow-covered wonderland.  Tyrol covers most of western Austria - all but the very western tip, which is the small state of Vorarlberg.  Covered entirely by the Eastern Alps, Tyrol is home to the country's highest peak: the Grossglockner (Großglockner), which has a summit elevation of 3.8k meters above sea level (around 12.5k ft.).  

Prepare to be amazed by these dramatic drone views of the Bavarian Alps, compliments of top AirVuz contributor and pilot Akos Kovacs.  Filmed in the winter, the video features stunning aerial perspectives of what many consider to be the most scenic part of this large Central European country.  Part of the Northern Limestone Alps, the range covers a significant portion of Bavaria, the state which covers roughly the southeastern quadrant of the country.  This video was picked as a Finalist for the Drone Video of the Week in April, 2021. 

AirVuz contributor mário stašák brings us these marvelous wintertime aerial views of the Pieniny Mountains in northern Slovakia.  The Pieniny serve as the natural boundary between Slovakia and its northern neighbor, Poland.  The mountains are part of the Western Beskid Mountains, which in turn form part of the Outer Western Carpathians.  The highest peak of the Pieniny range is Vysoké Skalky (known as Wysoka on the Polish side of the border), which has a summit elevation of about 1.05k meters above sea level or around 3.45k ft.  

For a first upload to AirVuz, brand-new contributor flymorepro brings us this excellent wintertime drone video from Poland.  Shot with a DJI Mavic Air 2, the video was shot over the Muskau Arch Geopark, which straddles the German-Polish border.  A member of the UNESCO Global Geopark  Network, the Polish part of the park is part of the western voivodeship (province) of Lubusz.  In the Polish portion alone, there are nearly 1,000 flora species; over 40 species of amphibians, reptiles, and mammals; and nearly 150 species of birds. 

Explore these magnificent aerial views of the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, compliments of former Drone Video of the Week Winner smakozawr.  Shot in the wintertime with a DJI Inspire 2 drone as well as a DJI Mavic Pro 2, the video features footage of Synevyr, the largest lake in the region, and Vorokhta, a town on the Prut River.  The Carpathian Mountains cover portions of four oblasts (provinces) in the western part of Ukraine: the Zakarpattia, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Chernivtsi Oblasts.

For a first upload to AirVuz, brand-new contributor AlexanderPallis brings us this outstanding wintertime drone video from Austria.  The video was filmed near the town of Tullnerbach in the Vienna Woods, a forested area located a bit to the west of Vienna in the state of Lower Austria.  A popular getaway from Vienna, the region is part of the foothills of the Northern Limestone Alps.  The forest measures roughly 28 mi. long (around 45 km) by 12-19 mi. wide (about 20-30 km).  The video was shot with a DJI Air 2S drone.