The skiers are posed as if sitting around a campfire. In Winter scenes, these are among the few figures that look appropriate sitting outdoors. This open placement is semicircular, allowing a good view of the pieces as well as fitting a "`round the campfire" situation.
In tighter spaces, this "U" shaped placement obscures figures a bit, but not so much as to ruin the scene. The campfire theme works with this tight placement.
All in a line - you would need two small campfires for this to work. A dingle campfire would be awkward and unrealistic. Here you clearly see all figures and their activities. Sitting skiers can also be placed at bus stops, alongside train station, outside a diner, and many other places. So long as they are not actually skiing, they will look fine there.
Modern-era figures are combined for a snow scene. We have one group making a snowman while others make snow angels. Adding a snow shoveler and Victorian snowball-making boy adds to the fun. In this case, the Victorian clothes are plain and do not clash with the modern era.
A skating scene is several scenes. A mother fixes a child's skate, boys skate playfully on the ice, and an adult couple skate together. These _min-scenes" blend into one skating scenario.
These skaters are from the 1930s. Though crude by modern standards, good placement makes for a good scene. Note spectators on a park bench. The presence of onlookers at any winter sport is a great touch of realism.
The scenes we showed were plain. In actual practice, scenes should be embellished with other items. Here is a small sampling of various items that can be added to Winter scenes.
What with the theme of the season, snowmen and reindeer have their place. In this group are a nicely-designed Santa and Mrs, Claus. Seasonal character pieces can turn a good scene into a memorable one.