Playing in the snow

Do kids do this anymore? You don't see many kids outside, even with fresh snow. However, snow play is surely not dead. In our yard we had a kid playing in the snow yesterday. She made a snowman, complete with scarf and mittens. The way things look, it will be there for quite a while, maybe until we return from the South.
Yesterday I also observed a three-year old who loved playing in the snow, especially with a snow shovel, flinging the stuff in all directions. So there is hope for youth, some of it, anyway.