This last week I went on a ski hut tour in the Bernese Oberland mountains of Switzerland. This is the heart of the Swiss Alps, and during the course of 6 days we skied a variety of routes across the largest glacier system in the Alps. Each night we ate and slept in Swiss alpine huts along the way.
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Matterhorn and Cloud : Prints Available
A funky cloud hovering over the Matterhorn signals the approach of another storm - March.
One more shot from my last trip to Zermatt, as seen from Riffelalp.
Matterhorn Stars : Prints Available
Stars over the Matterhorn, as a rising 10% moon illuminates the sky with pastel hues - as seen from Zermatt. The camera's high sensitivity long exposure "sees" much more than what was visible to the naked eye; when I took this photo, I could barely even see the shape of the Matterhorn.
Matterhorn Stars #2 : Prints Available
Dim moonlight, stars, and the Matterhorn. This was taken after "Matterhorn Stars #1", and by then the very first light of dawn had brightened the sky quite a bit, though still barely perceptible with the naked eye.
This week I met up with Jonas, a splitboarder from Finland, and we went on splitboard tours around Engelberg on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Here are a few photos from the last three days.
In the top photo, you can see Wetterhorn down the valley.
Titlis dominates the scene at Fürenalp.
Matterhorn Moonlight : Prints Available
Moonlight illuminates the Matterhorn as a winter storm clears.
Matterhorn Moonset : Prints Available
The full moon sets behind the Matterhorn (4478m / 14,692 ft.) - March.
Matterhorn Alpenglow : Prints Available
Sunrise alpenglow paints the summit of the Matterhorn (4478m / 14,692 ft.), as seen from Gornergrat.
The Matterhorn is the icon of icons – easily the most photographed and recognizable mountain on Earth. While I normally try to resist photographing the most iconic, oft-photographed landscapes, the Matterhorn’s magnetic pull is too much for any photographer to resist, especially me!
With a full moon and hopes for a clearing storm, this last weekend Claudia and I splurged for a one-night vacation to Gornergrat, a hotel perched on a high ridgeline nearly 5,000 feet above the town of Zermatt, with an incredible view of the Matterhorn. Though it was snowing as we rode up on the Gornergratbahn rack train, the storm broke shortly after sunset and I was super stoked to catch some photos of the iconic peak in the moonlight!
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The recent misty, rainy weather down in Engelberg gave way to fresh powder and sunshine up high on Titlis this morning!
The somewhat heavy powder was perfect for arching fast carves down the Steinberg Glacier.
A peek off the rugged backside of Titlis.
The igloo bar, with a view of the heaps of off-piste on offer, including Titlis and the Steinberg Glacier at upper left.
Still scoring powder in Engelberg! Monday offered an alltime powder day, with 30cm of fresh and bluebird skies above the inversion clouds. Tuesday offered more fresh tracks for those of us willing to hike a bit above the ski area lifts. I’m loving it here lately!
At the top of the line, with an impressive spire overhead.
Skier: Zapatilla.
Bert Shultes, fresh Laub.
Santos Goicoechea catches some air on the Steinberg Glacier at Engelberg.
Snowboarding down the Steinberg Glacier in Engelberg. Rider: Mikel Goicoechea.
Rider: Santos Goicoechea.
Snowboarder: Bert Schultes
