Feature: Winter | Snow

  • One of the most photographed lakes in the world (and for good reason!); Moraine Lake, Alberta, Canada.
  • Any icy start to the day at Lake Kirkpatrick, located in the hills behind Queenstown.
  • New Zealand's highest mountain, Aoraki / Mt Cook (3,724m), looms large over State Highway 80.
  • A hoar frost descends on the trees surrounding Wairepo Arm, near Twizel.
  • When the Tasman Glacier (New Zealand's longest, at 25 km) calves ice into its terminal lake, a winter wonderland is the result.
  • A super crisp winter's afternoon on the shore of Lake Heron
  • A UFO cloud (altocumulus lenticularis) hovers over Aoraki / Mt Cook
  • A chilly start to the day (-14 degrees C) on a back country road near Lake Tekapo
  • The wintry view from Sealy Tarns towards Aoraki / Mt Cook
  • When State Highway 8 comes alongside Lake Pukaki the first sight of its glacial blue water is almost too difficult to believe
  • The rising sun creates strong light contrasts on the Southern Alps
  • Dusk at Lake Heron brings out and intense crimson hue in the sky
  • Wind-formed snow patterns on the Tasman Glacier have a passing resemblance to stucco!
  • An aerial view of the Two Thumb Range and Lake Tekapo, Mackenzie Basin
  • A fresh winter coat of snow drapes the mountains surrounding Lake Heron, Canterbury
  • State Highway 80 and Aoraki-Mt Cook (3,724m) after a fresh dump of snow
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