In Grenvik, northern Iceland, it has been snowing continuously since mid-December.

- It's probably the biggest amount of snow I've seen since 1995, says Jon Thorsteinsson.

Northern Iceland has received close to 40 percent more snow this year than the average for the past 50 years. In Akurey it snowed every day in January and 25 out of 29 days in February, the Icelandic television channel RUV reports.