Europe shivers as heavy snow disrupts life

Overnight snow creates a picturesque scene in the Peak District town of Buxton on November 30, 2010 in Buxton, United Kingdom. The peak district town of Buxton in Derbyshire remains virtually cut off by overnight snow fall as freezing weather conditions and snow has created chaos in Scotland and Northern England and is now moving south to the capital. (GETTY IMAGES)
People walk through the snow on November 30, 2010 in Dunning, Scotland. United Kingdom. Freezing weather conditions and snow that has created chaos in Scotland and Northern England are moving south to the capital. (GETTY IMAGES)
A woman clears snow outside her home on November 30, 2010 in Macclesfield, United Kingdom. The peak district town of Buxton in Derbyshire remains virtually cut off by overnight snow fall as freezing weather conditions and snow has created chaos in Scotland and Northern England and is now moving south to the capital. (GETTY IMAGES)
A woman makes her way through the snow in Buxton's Pavilion Gardens on November 30, 2010 in Buxton, United Kingdom. The peak district town of Buxton in Derbyshire remains virtually cut off by overnight snow fall as freezing weather conditions and snow has created chaos in Scotland and Northern England and is now moving south to the capital. (GETTY IMAGES)
A general view of a frozen over boating lake in Alexandra Palace as freezing weather conditions and snow that has created chaos in Scotland and Northern England move South to the capital, on November 30, 2010 in London, England. (GETTY IMAGES)
A farmer feeds sheep at Webster Mill of Ardoch farm on November 30, 2010 in Braco, Scotland. United Kingdom. Freezing weather conditions and snow that has created chaos in Scotland and Northern England are moving south to the capital. (GETTY IMAGES)
A Swiss International aircraft is covered by snow while the airport is temporarily closed because of heavy snowfall, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Dec 1, 2010. (AP)
Snowplows remove the snow around a EasyJet aircraft while the airport is temporarily closed because of heavy snowfall, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Dec 1, 2010. (AP)
A Parks Police officer takes photographs of a snowman in Richmond Park in south west London December 1, 2010. The snow and freezing temperatures continued to cause major problems for road, rail and air services on Wednesday. (REUTERS)