Winter 2024. (photo by spencer platt/getty images) the heart of the ski season can be rough in the east, pastelok. South of the equator, it is the solstice in june.

South of the equator, it is the solstice in june. Winter 2024 starts on saturday, december 21st in the northern hemisphere, with the first day of winter being the shortest daylight day of the year with the earth’s axis having reached its furthest tilt away from the sun and begins to change directiion back.