A collection of photos showing the remarkable variety of patterns and textures created by snow and ice in the mountain environment.
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Pinwheel Fan, Foley Glacier, Canadian Cascades
Ice Needles On Water, Snoqualmie Pass Area, Central Cascades
Cornice Swirls, Seymour Peak, Southern Cascades
Tree Hoodoos, Keechelus Peak, Central Cascades
Rock Table, Easy Pass, North Cascades
Zen Snow, Dome Glacier, North-Central Cascades
Iced Branches, Norse Peak, Southern Cascades
Annual Snow Layers, Katsuk Glacier, North Cascades
Sinuous Stream, Nason Creek, North-Central Cascades
Alpine Skating Rink, Persis Tarn, Central Cascades
Hanging Cornice, Silvertip Mountain, Canadian Cascades
Ice Blobs, Kendall Pass, Central Cascades
Ice Blobs, Kendall Pass, Central Cascades
Ice Rods, Kendall Pass, Central Cascades
Ice Rods, Kendall Pass, Central Cascades
Ice Blobs, Kendall Pass, Central Cascades
Ice Rods, Kendall Pass, Central Cascades
Calving Snow, Smith Brook, North-Central Cascades
Ice Tendrils, Snoqualmie Pass Area, Central Cascades
Hoar Frost, Central Cascades
Hoar Frost, Central Cascades
Hoar Frost, Central Cascades
Hoar Frost, Central Cascades
Tree Hoodoos, Norse Peak, Southern Cascades
Incipient Cornice, Norse Peak, Southern Cascades
Snow Chapeaux, Smith Brook, North-Central Cascades
Zen Snow, RedoubtGlacier, North Cascades
Graupel Over Ice, Enchantment Basin, Central Cascades
Moon and Serac, Mt Rainier, Southern Cascades
Dimpled Snow, Snowgrass Flats, Southern Cascades
Fern Over Glacier Ice, Mt Shuksan, North Cascades
Sharp Snow Arete, Eldorado Peak, North Cascades
Rime on Axe, Sahale Arm, North Cascades
Imbricated Snow, Mt St Helens, Southern Cascades
Hoar Frost, Defiance Ridge, Central Cascades
Hoar Frost, Defiance Ridge, Central Cascades
Hoar Frost, Defiance Ridge, Central Cascades
Hoar Frost, Defiance Ridge, Central Cascades
Jun 2005: Rime On Summit Rocks
Snow Tentacle, MtTeneriffe, Central Cascades
Snow Star, MtTeneriffe, Central Cascades
Tire Track On Snowy Bridge, Methow Valley
Iceberg Paddling On Wing Lake, Northeastern Cascades
Ice On Wiley Lake, Northwestern Cascades
Snowy Creek, Canadian Cascades
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