Albertans brace for bone-chilling weather and show off their frozen faces

Extreme cold warningsare in place for all of Albertaas the polar vortex pushesits way across the Prairies.

In Alberta, the lowest temperature Sunday was recorded in Fort Chipewyan, about 710 km northeast of Edmonton,where it was 47.3 C, breaking the previous record of 45.6 C set in 1936.

Calgary hasn't reached that level of cold yet, but as of Tuesday afternoon it was 25 C, or 36 with the wind chill.

Environment Canada has saidthe cold snap is expected to persist into the weekend for many areas of Alberta. Itrecommendedcovering up as the risk of frost bite is high in these conditions.

CBC Calgary asked Albertans to share photos of their frozen eyelashes, beards and hair as they brave the cold Monday. Here are a few of the snapshots!

• Have photos? Post them below, or send them to calgaryphotos@cbc.ca.

With files from Mickey Djuric.