Inspiration

Some screenshots showing some various ways to handle ice and snow:

Sources:

Animal Planet Antarctic from Blue Zoo on Vimeo.

Blue-Zoo Xmas 2013 from Blue Zoo on Vimeo.

Tine Milk (Music & Sound Design) from Echoic : Music and Sound Design on Vimeo.

 The last three screenshots are from The Snow Queen, a Russian film. It's on Netflix.