Winter Pictures

Very Nice pictures everybody!

My picture is from January 2009. I was some Days in the Swiss Mountains.
The Picture shows the Piz Güglia/Julier (3'380 m/ 11'090 ft) from St.Moritz.

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Greetings from Switzerland.
Gregory
 
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Here is one of many I took while making a day trip to the north shore of Lake Superior on Monday. I took it at Goosberry Falls State Park. The river and falls were completely frozen except for little patches like this. Long exposure vs. quickly moving water:
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For the rest of the ones I took that day from Duluth to Goosberry check out my BLOG.
 
I should have some excellent winter photo opportunities coming up in about a week and a half. I’ll be heading up to the Canadian Arctic to take part in some polar expedition survival training and then a ski & dog sled traverse in Auyuittuq National Park on Baffin Island in Nunavut. This is the same place where they filmed the opening scene of the James Bond Movie "The spy who loved me" where Bond skies off a huge cliff and free falls forever before his parachute opens.


It will be an extreme trip, to say the least. Keep reading and see if this sounds like fun.
Here are a few quotes from the pre-trip planning guide supplied by Parks Canada:


Skiers should take note that when air cools above the Penny Ice Cap it becomes denser and drains to the valleys below as tremendous winds. These “katabatic windsâ€￾ are often associated with glaciers. In Auyuittuq National Park they can blow up to 175 km/hr, creating severe storm conditions in Akshayuk Pass even when the glaciers above are relatively calm and sunny.

Even experienced mountaineers may not have encountered Auyuittuq’s hazards before. Please consider the following carefully in the light of your own experience and preferred comfort levels. Some mountaineers believe that travelling in the cold and wind of Auyuittuq in the springtime is similar to travelling at 10,000 feet or higher elevation in the Canadian Rockies in the dead of winter. Are you ready for this?


Wind, combined with temperatures that often drop well below freezing can create a wind-chill temperature that is beyond measurement

Polar bears may be encountered at any time of the year, anywhere in Auyuittuq National Park, even on glaciers. Do not camp or linger on the coast.

Consider that the only first aid that can reach you quickly is that of your own group. It is advisable to have some knowledge of emergency medical techniques and a full first-aid kit.

Auyuittuq National Park lies within the area of compass unreliability. GPS receivers are your best bet for navigation.

You are responsible for your own safety! You must be capable of and experienced in assessing avalanche hazard for yourself. You must be capable of and experienced in safe glacier travel techniques and crevasse self-rescue.

March:
Average High -15.5 C
Average Low -31.5 C


George Kourounis
www.stormchaser.ca
 
Godspeed Mr. Kourounis, your travels leave us gawking and envious.

Very nice pictures everyone! Here are my favorites from past winters.







Nothing like a mortar in Winter to forget about SDS for a minute.
 
snow and moon

I had a brief opp to do this earlier this year and it was ok but tonight's turned out a bit better.

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I love these threads, everyone's work is amazing. Winter 08/09 was very successful but I found that going after snowflakes with the macro attachment was the most rewarding opportunity.

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