France, Haute-Savoie (74), Chablais massif, Samo«ns, Grand Massif, the hamlet of Chantemerle

Kaldfjord Harbour in Winter, Kaval¸ya Island, Tromso, Norway

Snowcapped Cime della Bondasca mountains, Val Bregaglia, Graubunden, Switzerland

Arctic Bath Hotel and snowy walkway on frozen river Lule, Harads, Lapland, Sweden

Illuminated circular building of the floating Arctic Bath Hotel and walkway covered with snow at dusk, Harads, Lapland, Sweden

Iceland: snowstorm on a little blue falling house

Iceland: Kirkjufell under the green Aurora Borealis' sky

Eystrahorn mountain, during a cold winter day, Hvalnesviti, Southern Iceland

The Vestrahorn reflected in the bay during a winter sunrise, Austurland, Southern Iceland

Kirkjufell mount and waterfall during a winter sunrise, Snaefells Peninsula, Vesturland, Iceland

aerial view taken by drone of Skaftafellsjokull glacier, Austurland, Iceland

England, West Yorkshire, Calderdale. Country Lane at sunrise in winter.

France, Haute-Savoie, Chamonix Mont Blanc, The Aiguille des Glaciers is a summit of the Mont-Blanc massif (3,816 m)

France, Isere, the Chamrousse ski resort in the Belledonne massif with Taillefer mountain at the back (aerial view)

France, Isere, surroundings of Grenoble, Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse, Chartreuse regional park, view on the Saint-Eynard mountain emerge above a sea of clouds (aerial view)

France, Haute Savoie, Annecy, Lake Annecy, in front of the Palace de Menthon, young woman on a pontoon in meditation facing the lake

France, Isere, Chartreuse Regional Nature Park, hike towards Charmant Som, Orgeval oratory (alt : 1634 m) and Chamechaude (alt : 2082m), highest point of the Chartreuse massif in the background

France, Isere, Chartreuse Regional Nature Park, hike towards Charmant Som (alt : 1867 m), Chamechaude (alt : 2082m), highest point of the Chartreuse massif in the background

France, Provence, Alpes Maritimes, Antibes, the old town, Fortifications Vauban, old town, the Alps under the snow in the background

France, Normandy, Manche, Le Mont Saint Michel, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO (aerial view)

France, Normandy, Manche, Le Mont Saint Michel, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO (aerial view)

France, Normandy, Manche, Le Mont-Saint-Michel, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel under the snow

France, Normandy, Manche, Le Mont-Saint-Michel, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel under the snow

El Capitan in Winter, Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Mettenberg mountain, Grindelwald, Jungfrau Region, Berner Oberland, Switzerland

Eiger mountain & Grindelwald First, Grindelwald, Jungfrau Region, Berner Oberland, Switzerland

Eger, Monch, Jungfrau from Mannlichen, Jungfrau Region, Berner Oberland, Switzerland

Eiger mountain from Bussalp, Grindelwald, Jungfrau Region, Berner Oberland, Switzerland

Wetterhorn mountain, Grindelwald, Jungfrau Region, Berner Oberland, Switzerland

The huge cliffs at Eggjarnar, south of the village of Vágur. Island of Suðuroy. Faroe Islands

Woman powder skiing North Fork Teton Canyon near Grand Targhee ski resort, Wyoming. (MR)

USA, Utah. Castle Rock Spire and the Rectory emerging from low clouds, Castle Valley.

El Capitan above the Merced River in winter, Yosemite National Park, California, USA.

USA, California, Death Valley National Park, Stovepipe Wells, Mesquite Flat Dunes

Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Mount Hector, Bow Peak, and fog over Bow Lake

Switzerland, Canton of Valais, view from Gemmipass

Switzerland, Canton of Valais, view from Varen, vineyard