Brier Murphy-Conroy sleds downhill at Sweetwater Farm during the first snow fall of the winter season. —Nicholas Vukota
Averie Murphy-Conroy takes a tumble sledding at Sweetwater Farm.
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A pair of oxen in the snow at Brookside Farm in Chilmark.
A snowy day in Menemsha.

The Vineyard experienced its first major snowfall of the winter season on Sunday. The Island was blanketed by around five inches of snow, according to a National Weather Service meteorologist, and Vineyarders enjoyed the chilly day in various ways, from sledding down frosty hills to coming together to celebrate the start of Hanukkah.