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6	[[quoteright:280:[[Anime/{{Pretear}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/PretearIce_4122.jpg]]]]
7	[[caption-width-right:280:Be sure to [[MinidressOfPower dress warmly]] when you're about to deliver [[KillItWithIce 0 degrees of hurt]].]]
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9	->''"Born of cold and winter air\
10	And mountain rain combining\
11	This icy force both foul and fair\
12	Has a frozen heart worth mining"''
13	-->-- ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'', "Frozen Heart"
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15	Tropes involving ice, cold, snow, and winter.
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17	Name comes from a line in ''Film/SuburbanCommando''.
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19	Contrast HeatIndex and ThisIndexIsOnFire.
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21	Not to be confused with RuleOfCool, Administrivia/LockedPages, or the Disney franchise ''Franchise/{{Frozen}}''.
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23	!!Examples:
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25	Related:
26	+ ChristmasTropes
27	+ InstantIndexJustAddWater
28	+ PrecipitationIndex
29	+ ThisIndexBlows
30	]
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32	[[index]]
33	* BlueMeansCold: The colour blue is associated with low temperatures.
34	* BrainFreeze: Cold and frozen food cause headaches.
35	* BravingTheBlizzard: The heroes have to survive being stuck in a blizzard.
36	* CatchYourDeathOfCold: Going out in the cold makes you sick.
37	* ChillOfUndeath: TheUndead are associated with ice and cold.
38	* ColdCash: Hiding valuables in a fridge or freezer.
39	* ColdSnap: Will usually have snow, but more like the dangerous blizzard kind of snow.
40	* ColdTouchSurprise: Someone puts their cold hands on another character to tease, flirt with, or startle them.
41	* ACrackInTheIce: The best sign that the ice sheet is about to fall apart.
42	* CryoPrison: Incarcerating criminals [[HumanPopsicle inside a block of ice]].
43	* CryoSickness: Being thawed out from suspended animation sucks big time.
44	* DangerThinIce: Walking on thin ice brings risk of falling in and freezing to death.
45	* DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas: In fiction, Christmas almost always has snow.
46	* EerieArcticResearchStation: A remote lab in an icy cold location as a tension-filled setting.
47	* EndlessWinter: The snow isn't going away.
48	* EvilIsDeathlyCold: Negative alignment = negative temperatures.
49	* ExposedToTheElements: Not dressing warmly, but somehow not affected by the cold.
50	* FailuresOnIce: Ice is like a banana peel.
51	* FireIceLightning: Part of a trio of ElementalPowers.
52	* FireIceDuo: A fire person and ice person working together.
53	* FireWaterJuxtaposition: In instances where heat visually contrasts with cold.
54	* FirstSnow: Character hasn't experienced snow before, and may not even know what it is.
55	* FlashFreezingCoolant: Coolant in a given device will freeze anything it's spilled on.
56	* FreezeRay: A RayGun with ice abilities.
57	* FreezeSneeze: Cold temperatures set off the sinuses.
58	* FrictionlessIce: Instead of falling on ice, video games treat it like a car with faulty brakes.
59	* FrigidWaterIsHarmless: The harm caused by submersion in very cold water being downplayed or ignored entirely.
60	* FrozenBodyFluids: When it is so cold, your body fluids freeze solid mid-stream.
61	* FrozenFoePlatform: Freezing video game enemies to use as platforms.
62	* GhostlyChill: It's deathly cold, literally.
63	* GlacialApocalypse: A devastating, global ice age.
64	* GrimUpNorth: It's cold and dangerous in the northern regions.
65	* HailfirePeaks: Fire and ice in the same level.
66	* HairTriggerAvalanche: Snow, loosely packed on a slope, can be set off by sufficient sound.
67	* HarmlessFreezing: Being frozen solid won't shatter your cells, but just be a form of short cryostasis.
68	* HibernationMigrationSituation: An animal has to hibernate or migrate for the winter, causing drama.
69	* HighUpIceUp: High altitudes cause freezing.
70	* HumanPopsicle: When stasis is done by being trapped in ice.
71	* HumanSnowball: A snowball gathers up people as it rolls.
72	* HumanSnowman: Snow falls on a person in the shape of a snowman.
73	* IceBreaker: Being frozen solid makes something brittle in fiction.
74	* IceCrystals: When ice is shaped into formations resembling crystal.
75	* IceMagicIsWater: When elemental magic makes ice and water interchangeable.
76	* IcePalace: Why stop at an igloo? Make a whole mansion or castle from that ice!
77	* AnIcePerson: You have ice powers.
78	* AnIceSuit: A suit that's ice themed, whether to protect from the ice, or just be symbolic.
79	* IcyBlueEyes: If you're from a cold place, you're bound to have these.
80	* ImColdSoCold: A stock phrase, as characters may feel cold when they are near death.
81	* InstantIceJustAddCold: When being cold creates ice, even if there isn't enough water or humidity for it.
82	* JackFrost: The AnthropomorphicPersonification of ice, snow, and winter.
83	* KillItWithIce: Various ways ice can be weaponized.
84	* LetThereBeSnow: Ask for snow, a supernatural person will make it happen.
85	* LiterallyShatteredLives: Being made solid, and therefore brittle, can happen to people due to freezing.
86	* LockedInAFreezer: Stuck in a room that can cause you to freeze to death.
87	* MammothsMeanIceAge: If pachyderms are growing hair, it's not a warm setting. Worse, you're likely in the Ice Age.
88	* MonsterInTheIce: Large, monstrous things frozen inside glaciers or icebergs.
89	* MountaintopHealthcare: Freezing cold temperatures and high altitudes are the perfect setting for a state-of-the-art medical facility, for some reason.
90	* MysteriousAntarctica: It's still not fully explored, so who knows what is in those sub zero lands?
91	* TheOldNorthWind: When that cold, strong gust from the North is given a physical form (and oftentimes, a harsh personality to go with it.)
92	* PolarBearsAndPenguins: Having polar bears and penguins in the same place.
93	* PolarPenguins: Penguins are used as a visual shorthand for cold climates.
94	* PolarMadness: Too much time in the ice can drive people insane...
95	* PrettyInMink: A stylish fur is the most luxurious way to stay warm in the cold.
96	* SizableSnowflakes: Real life snowflakes are measured in millimeters.
97	* SkiResortEpisode: The main characters visit a ski-resort and [[ExcusePlot go skiing for nearly the entire episode.]]
98	* SlippySlideyIceWorld: An ice-themed level in a game, often with slippery ice.
99	* SledDogsThroughTheSnow: In the arctic, sled dogs are used as a form of transportation.
100	* SnowballFight: Weaponizing snow, but for fun.
101	* SnowedIn: Snow is packed around your building, vehicle, etc., and you are stuck for a while.
102	* {{Snowlems}}: Sentient, animated snowmen.
103	* SnowMeansCold: Snow as a visual shorthand for cold temperatures.
104	* SnowMeansDeath: Snow as symbolism for death.
105	* SnowMeansLove: Snow as symbolism for romance.
106	* SnowySleighBells: If it's snowing and the scene is happy, the music will likely have sleigh bells.
107	* SpaceIsCold: In fiction, exposure to space can cause instant freezing.
108	* SpringIsLate: Winter is taking longer than usual.
109	* ThermalDissonance: Something is hotter or colder than it should be.
110	* ThermostatTamperTantrum: A character who doesn't like other people changing the thermostat.
111	* TongueOnTheFlagpole: Put your unprotected skin on something ice cold. We dare you.
112	* TragicIceCharacter: Characters associated with ice and snow tend to be tragic.
113	* WhiteTailedReindeer: Reindeer drawn looking more like generic deer than real reindeer.
114	* WinterOfStarvation: Characters become desperate for food during the winter, and may be driven to doing immoral things to survive.
115	* WinterRoyalLady: An ice-themed queen or princess uses a fitting title.
116	* WintryAuroralSky: Icy settings often have aurora-laced skies, even if they are not in polar latitudes.
117	* YellowSnow: Someone likely peed on the snow.
118	* YouMustBeCold: Someone put his/her jacket over their peers to protect them from the cold environment, to show that they're a good person underneath.
119	* {{Yukionna}}: A female {{youkai}} with ice powers.
120	[[/index]]
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