Feature: Winter | Snow

  • Early morning starts at Lake Tasman may be cold but they are often beautiful for photography
  • A colourful sunrise lights up remnant snow from a recent storm in the Tasman Valley
  • Aoraki-Mt Cook (3724m) towers above inversion cloud blanketing the Tasman Valley
  • The rising sun creates strong light contrasts on the Southern Alps
  • A UFO cloud (altocumulus lenticularis) hovers over Aoraki / Mt Cook
  • The towering Mt Aspiring (3,033m), often referred to as New Zealand's Matterhorn
  • Sunrise lights up the Ben Ohau Range across Lake Pukaki
  • A super crisp winter's afternoon on the shore of Lake Heron
  • Blue hour at Lake Camp, Canterbury
  • A close-encounter with the blue ice of Brewster Glacier
  • First light greets the Southern Alps beyond Braemar Station
  • A hoar frost descends on the trees surrounding Wairepo Arm, near Twizel.
  • A chilly start to the day (-14 degrees C) on a back country road near Lake Tekapo
  • The Earnslaw Glacier hangs precariously below the twin peaks of Mt Earnslaw (2,830m)
  • A frozen Lake Lyell in the headwaters of the Rakaia River
  • When the hoar frost descends on the Mackenzie Country it can be so intense that it looks like snow!
  • Soft morning light highlights the soft edges and curves of snow-covered ice in Aoraki-Mt Cook National Park
  • Gnarly trees in the Earnslaw Burn Valley, Mt Aspiring National Park
  • A beautifully still winter's afternoon at Lake Heron, Canterbury
  • A hoar frost captured at Lake Ruatanwiha, Canterbury
  • Hooker Lake and Aoraki-Mt Cook, taken on a winter's day just after sunset
  • The wintry view from Sealy Tarns towards Aoraki / Mt Cook
  • Key Summit, accessed from the Routeburn Track, during the clearance of a winter storm
  • Dusk at Lake Heron brings out and intense crimson hue in the sky
  • A fresh winter coat of snow drapes the mountains surrounding Lake Heron, Canterbury
  • Any icy start to the day at Lake Kirkpatrick, located in the hills behind Queenstown.
  • A lenticular cloud hovers like a UFO above Lake Pukaki and the Southern Alps
  • A brief band of light illuminates Braemar Station ahead of an incoming winter storm
  • Pre-sunrise glow on the Southern Alps at the headwaters of the Rakaia River, Canterbury
  • An aerial view of the Two Thumb Range and Lake Tekapo, Mackenzie Basin
  • One of the most photographed lakes in the world (and for good reason!); Moraine Lake, Alberta, Canada.
  • A mid-winter view southwards from part way up the Mt Hutt Ski Area access road
  • Mt Potts (2184m) reflected in the calm waters of Lake Camp
  • A mid-winter view from a spot near Mueller Hut towards the Hooker Valley and Aoraki-Mt Cook
  • Sunrise on a cold winter's morning at North Mavora Lake, Southland
  • The Nugget Point Lighthouse captured at sunrise in late winter
  • An icy morning in the Mackenzie Basin as first light illuminates the Ohau Range
  • When you're on State Highway 80 and have this view of Lake Pukaki and Aoraki - Mt Cook, you know only good things lie ahead.
  • The Ben Ohau Range reflects in the still waters of Lake Ruataniwha, near Twizel
  • Glacial textures on Tititea / Mount Aspiring, New Zealand's 23rd highest mountain.
  • The rising sun strikes the impressive eastern face of Mt Sefton (3151m)
  • The glowing summit of Mt Sefton (3151m), captured approximately 30 minutes before sunrise
  • The spine of the Southern Alps extending to the northern face of Mt Sefton (3,151m)
  • Mt Sefton (3151m) and The Footstool (2764) partially veiled under early morning cloud
  • The Southern Alps at sunrise; the Fox River and the West Coast can be seen on the horizon
  • The incredible peaks of Stargazer (2352m) and Skyscraper (2347m), located on the northern flank of Mt Aspiring / Tititea
  • When State Highway 8 comes alongside Lake Pukaki the first sight of its glacial blue water is almost too difficult to believe
  • Wind-formed snow patterns on the Tasman Glacier have a passing resemblance to stucco!
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