Winter shack

Switzerland has no lack of beautiful regions and the Bernese Oberland area is by no way an exception. The area is full of rich green meadows,... more

by Ingo Scholtes

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Winter shack

Artist

Ingo Scholtes

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Switzerland has no lack of beautiful regions and the Bernese Oberland area is by no way an exception. The area is full of rich green meadows, impressive mountainscapes and beautiful clear lakes, and home to spectacular sites like the famous mountain group of Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. Just a few kilometers north lies Meiringen, a cozy town beautifully located in Haslital, a valley bordering Lake Brienz. In winter, the mountains surrounding the town are famous for winter sports, in summer they are a paradise for hikers.

A former colleague of mine was kind enough to invite me and some other colleagues to visit his hometown over a weekend in March 2013. We decided to use the sunny day for an extended snowshoe hike across Hasliberg, a mountain offering spectacular views over the valley and the surrounding Alpine panorama. We reached the top of the mountain in the afternoon, and decided to take an easy way down by renting a sledge. While sleding, we came across this snow covered shack, located just beside the sledge trail which can be seen on the right. The roof deeply covered in white, the shack had seen some weeks of particularly heavy snow falls. I stopped my sledge and quickly got my camera from the backpack to shoot this photo.

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July 25th, 2015