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Tag Archives: Gornergrat Bahn
An intruder in the snow-scape
To ski down you have to travel up. One of the ski areas above Zermatt is served by the Gornergrat cog railway that terminates at Gornergrat – a place that has featured repeatedly in my posts. From there the skier … Continue reading
Posted in Skiing - Zermatt
Tagged Black and White Photography, Gornergrat, Gornergrat Bahn, Photography, Ski, skiing, Zermatt
3 Comments
Specks of Humanity
One of the difficulties I face as a photographer, who also skis, is how to portray the vastness of the mountain-scape through which we travel. One of the answers is to include fellow adventurers in the image. When fellow skiers … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Black and White Photography, Gorner Glacier, Gornergrat, Gornergrat Bahn, Photography, Ski Touring
11 Comments
The Gornergrat Railway
Zermatt’s high points in winter are not just the preserve of the skier. Anyone can ride the Gornergrat Railway to one of the great viewing platforms in the Alps, although the cost is significant. At the top, there’s a hotel … Continue reading
Posted in Black & White, Skiing - Zermatt
Tagged Black and White Photography, Gornergrat, Gornergrat Bahn, Photography, Ski, skiing, Zermatt
20 Comments
Monte Rosa – twice
I was fantastically lucky with the weather last week. A week’s skiing in Zermatt included 6 days when the sun shone out of a predominantly blue sky. On only one morning out of the six, the day started with high … Continue reading
Posted in MountainScape
Tagged Black and White Photography, Castor, Gornergrat, Gornergrat Bahn, Liskamm, Monte Rosa, Photography, Pollux, Zermatt
12 Comments
