A cannon shoots plumes of artificial snow onto a half-melted ski slope. Bare patches of dirt and grass under a deep blue sky.

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In the foreground numerous bare patches on a ski slope due to high temperatures and snow melt. In the backgound a snow cannon sending plumes of artificial snow into a clear blue sky with a couple of fluffy clouds

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

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