Winter sports enthusiasts eagerly await the cold season in Giffre Valley. Winter brings with it a white covering as far as the Plains and considerably changes the appearance of the landscape.
The mountain peaks seem softer somehow, curved shapes appear in the fields, the weight of the snow up in the trees makes them appear more slender, the rays of the sun cast shadows near the icy crystals… There are so many natural wonders to photograph on a ski-touring expedition or snow-shoe hike through the mountains. Giffre Valley really spoils us when we actually take the time to stop and appreciate our surroundings.
David Casartelli
Giffre Valley Photographer
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Winter landscapes, on the way down to Rosière, Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, France on 4th February 2019. Photo © David Casartelli ![La rosière en hiver samoëns]()
Winter landscapes, on the way down to Rosière, Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, France on 4th February 2019. Photo © David Casartelli ![lever de soleil sur le crois samoëns]()
Chalet Heidi, La Rosière, Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, France on 4th February 2019. Photo © David Casartelli ![chalets des granges sixt-fer-à-cheval]()
Ski-touring – Top of the Pralet cable car at Chalet Parchy, Former ski slopes, Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, Haute-Savoie, France on 3rd February 2019. Photo © David Casartelli ![village de Samoëns]()
Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, France on 29th January 2019. Photo © David Casartelli ![village de sales en hiver sixt-fer-à-cheval]()
Skiing in Pas de Sales, Sales Valley, Village of Sales, Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, Haute-Savoie, France on 22nd January 2019. Photo © David Casartelli ![ski pente raide dans le vallon de sales sixt-fer-à-cheval]()
Skiing in Pas de Sales, Sales Valley, Village of Sales, Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, Haute-Savoie, France on 22nd January 2019. Photo © David Casartelli ![vue sur la chaîne des fiz sixt-fer-à-cheval]()
Skiing in Pas de Sales, Sales Valley, Village of Sales, Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, Haute-Savoie, France on 22nd January 2019. Photo © David Casartelli ![ski sur le désert blanc sixt-fer-à-cheval face mont-blanc]()
Skiing in Pas de Sales, Sales Valley, Village of Sales, Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, Haute-Savoie, France on 22nd January 2019. Photo © David Casartelli ![ski dans la vallée de la manche envers de bostan samoëns]()
Ski-touring at Col de Coux mountain pass, Lac des Mines d’Or lake, Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, France on 15th January 2019. Photo © David Casartelli ![ski dans la vallée de la manche envers de bostan samoëns 02]()
Ski-touring at Col de Coux mountain pass, Lac des Mines d’Or lake, Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, France on 15th January 2019. Photo © David Casartelli ![ski de poudreuse à samoëns]()
Ski-touring at Col de Coux mountain pass, Lac des Mines d’Or lake, Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, France on 15th January 2019. Photo © David Casartelli ![paysage de montagne en d'hiver samoëns]()
Ski-touring at Col de Coux mountain pass, Lac des Mines d’Or lake, Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, France on 15th January 2019. Photo © David Casartelli ![paysage de montagne en d'hiver samoëns 02]()
Ski-touring at Col de Coux mountain pass, Lac des Mines d’Or lake, Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, France on 15th January 2019. Photo © David Casartelli ![vallée du giffre depuis la pointe rousse samoëns]()
Ski-touring at the Pointe Rousse – Ecorchoir, Criou Mountain, Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, France on 31st December 2018. Photo © David Casartelli ![massif du haut-giffre mont-blanc samoëns]()
Ski-touring at the Pointe Rousse – Ecorchoir, Criou Mountain, Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, France on 31st December 2018. Photo © David Casartelli ![pointe de l'écorchoir en hiver sixt-fer-à-cheval]()
Ski-touring at the Pointe Rousse – Ecorchoir, Criou Mountain, Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, France on 31st December 2018. Photo © David Casartelli ![ski de randonnée dans la vallée du giffre samoëns]()
Ski-touring – Pointe de la Golèse, Golèse, Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, France on 20th December 2018. Photo © David Casartelli ![paysage d'hiver samoëns 03]()
Ski-touring – Pointe de la Golèse, Golèse, Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, France on 20th December 2018. Photo © David Casartelli ![remontée mécanique gelée grand massif]()
Ski-touring – Tête des Saix – Corbalanche – L’Airon chairlift at Tête des Saix, Plateau de Saix, Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, France on 11th December 2018. Photo © David Casartelli ![massif du tenneverge en hiver sixt-fer-à-cheval]()
Ski-touring – Tête des Saix – Corbalanche – L’Airon chairlift at Tête des Saix, Plateau de Saix, Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, France on 11th December 2018. Photo © David Casartelli
