Ice stalactites hanging from the roof of a chalet near Lac de Joux. Photo by author Luciano Abriata.

Bracing for the upcoming winter

In preparation for this next winter, I unearthed my best shots of the cold season. Here is a selection of photos.

From a snowshoe hike around the Lac de Joux region, in Canton de Vaud, Switzerland

The lead photo and the next two were all shot around the region of Lac de Joux, which I also showed you in summer here:

One summit, four lakes

Frozen Lac de Joux and its statue. Photo by author Luciano Abriata.

Signs at Petra Felix, close to Col du Mollendruz above Lac de Joux. Photo by author Luciano Abriata.

Hike above Leysin, Canton de Vaud too

The sea of clouds in the back is covering a lake (of liquid water, of course) called Lac Leman (Lake Geneva in English). All the basin where the lake sits today was a huge glacier some thousands of years ago. That is…