ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHY, THE WORK OF PEPPER K. ETTERS

Action and Adventure: Snow

From the gentle, reflective quality of winter and snow, rises an abundance of high paced and adrenaline filled activities. Whether speeding down the slopes by ski or board, or ascending magnificent peaks, it's easy to find excitement in the winter wonderland. And while speed and adrenaline seem to rule, there is still plenty of room for more solitary and spiritual pursuits such as a gentle tour in the backcountry or casual snowshoe through the forest.

A snowboarder carves a turn down Hunky Dory on Vail Mountain.
   
Two climbers struggle in the thin air as the sun rises while crossing a glacier high on Huyana Potosi.
  
A lone skier is silhouetted against the brightly lit clouds high in Colorado's Rocky Mountains.
     
  
   
A reflection of a skier is caught as he spins through the air in front of Shrine Ridge in Colorado's Rocky Mountains
   
     
  
An exhausted climber struggles up the last few steps to the 20,090 foot summit of Huyana Potosi.
   
A skier competes in the US Freeskiing Open.
   
A climber stands at over 19,000 feet below the crux summit pitch of Huyana Potosi, a huge glaciated mountain outside of La Paz.
     
  
A skier competes in the US Freeskiing Open.
   
A snowboarder rips through the powder in Vail's Back Bowls.
   
Mountaineers rest and try to regain their breath while climbing Huyana Potosi.
     
  
A skier competes in the US Freeskiing Open.
   
Morning cloud cover reduces visibility to a mere few feet during the descent of Huyana Potosi, making it difficult to discern ground from sky.
   
A skier competes in the US Freeskiing Open.
     
  
A climber catches his breath on the steep summit crux of Huyana Potosi.
  
A skier competes in the US Freeskiing Open.
   
A skier enjoys the powder in Vail's Back Bowls.
     
  
A solitary skier ascends a ridge in Colorado's Rocky Mountains.
  
A Snowboarder catches air on Vail Pass, Colorado.