The weather on the day we set out to explore was fantastic, barely a cloud in the sky and bright sunshine. Extremely strong winds closed the highest cafe in Austria (perched precariously 3440m up at the top of two or three separate cable cars...) but this was in a way a benefit, as it encouraged us to go out for a walk. options are limited in the high mountains where snow depths are 2m plus, but we found a flat area next to an invisible lake where a cross country ski piste provided tamped down snow that we could walk on without snow shoes. Deviating from the path meant instantly and hilariously being swallowed up by deep snow...
I had a lot of fun with the camera, trying to capture all the bright whites, sharp rocks and smooth snowy curves. An absolutely stunning landscape, and though I shall be a bit more proactive about looking for snowshoes if I go to the alps in winter again, I have to say there were many points on our small walk where I could have just sat for hours staring at the same view (watching blasts of windblown snow come off the tops of the peaks in great clouds).
At night the full moon lit up the snow covered valley to the point where absolutely no torches were necessary. We all had moon shadows (feels very mystical, having a moon shadow, and doesn't really happen in the city!), and thanks to some very thin misty clouds, I even saw a moonbow! First time for me, I think.
I hope you will enjoy this gallery of majestic pointed rocky things!!
Der Tom
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