Art of trees
Christine January 7th, 2010
This tree reminds me of the winter scenes in the first Narnia movie. (Taken by Caitlin Carroll on the ski hill at Look Out Pass.) It has to snow pretty hard to cover the branches and tree trunks in this manner. Only a few times have we been caught on the mountain in such a snow veil or white-out. Usually it is too dim to ski down, even with goggles, so we simply coast into the trees at slope-side where it is protected and wait. Usually the squall lasts a few minutes and then one can proceed. I have seen several inches fall in only a brief time. It’s quite dramatic and a bit humbling as well. Do we get cold standing there waiting? Not if one is dressed well, plus the snow is fascinating to watch falling at that intensity … what glorious powder it produces! We have noticed that most snow picks up towards evening. When twilight falls watch out; you don’t want to be caught on the mountain out there. Hunky vampires would be the least of your worries….
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Simply, starkly beautiful!
I see what you mean. It is beautiful, and a nice shot, Ian.
We had a balsam in the back yard with a trunk that looks like Yoda. Next summer, I will crawl under it and take a shot to show you.
Oh my goodness. This makes our measly 3 inches of powdery snow seem hardly worth mentioning. It was enough to keep children home from school though. Beautiful photo.
I’ve been in those white-out squalls while skiing and have gotten bad vertigo. It’s impossible to tell up from down! Ian’s photograph is lovely – a wintry woods.
very nice..
amazing shot..
Christine, you always capture me with your descriptions… (Do you write for a travel magazine? Tourism department?
). I loved this shot – I think I’ll head back and linger for a while.
What a great picture!
Caitlin should tell you that this is her photograph! For some reason she is too modest to admit that it is hers.
Everyone’s already said it — awesome photo!!! I can practically smell it.