A plume of artificial snow from snow-making equipment in the French alps, against mountains and clouds in the background.

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In the foreground a snow cannon sprays a double plume of fine artificial snow crystals into the air in the background the evening sky with a deep blue sky and banks of clouds lit up by the setting sun The French Alps are visible as a dark silhouette at the bottom of the frame

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Size: 3419px × 5128px
Location: Le Cernix, Crest Voland, Haute Savoie, France
Photo credit: © Christian Harberts / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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