Europe's Big Freeze: Coldest Spell in Decades [SLIDESHOW]

Europe's Big Freeze: The Cold Snap in Pictures [SLIDESHOW]

The coldest February in decades continues its icy grip across Europe.

As heavy snow and record-low temperatures bring parts of the continent to a standstill, International Business Times UK takes a look at some of the best images from the big chill.

Photo:Reuters/Heinz Peter-Bader A competitor's beard is covered with ice and snow during a speed skating race in Techendorf, Austria

Frozen

The beard of a skater is covered with ice and snow during a speed skating race in Techendorf, Austria

Photo:Reuters/Denis Balibouse A boy sits in front of a car covered in ice in Versoix, near Geneva

Frozen world

A boy sits in front of an ice covered car in Versoix, near Geneva

Photo:Reuters/Petr Josek Snr An ice sculpture on a pond near the village of Dobra Voda, Kosovo.

Christ

Ice sculptures are seen on a pond of Dobra Voda, Kosovo.

Photo:Reuters/staff A man smokes a cigerette as he walks in temperatures around -15C in Moscow

Cold air

A man smokes a cigerette as he walks in temperatures around -15 celcius in Moscow

Photo:Reuters/Stringer A houseboat is partially submerged in the frozen Zwanenburgwal canal in Amsterdam

Throught the cracks

A sunken houseboat is seen on the frozen Zwanenburgwal canal in Amsterdam

Photo:Reuters/David Mdzinarishvili A man exercises near the frozen Tbilisi reservoir in Tbilisi, Georgia

Warming up

A man exercises near the frozen Tbilisi reservoir in Tbilisi

Photo:Reuters/Stoyan Nenov A man walks past a house that was destroyed when a dam wall broke and flooded the village of Biserm in southern Bulgaria

Collapsed

A man walks near a destroyed house in the village of Biserm, southern Bulgaria. A dam wall broke and flooded the village following heavy rain and snow melting on Monday