Alison Schrag: Alpine Escape in a Snow-Covered Landscape

Alison Schrag: Alpine Escape in a Snow-Covered Landscape

Alison Schrag believes that the first touch of winter meets you at the trailhead, where the cold feels crisp and bright rather than harsh. Pines lift frosted branches like lanterns, and the distant ridge looks carved from marble. In the hush after a fresh snowfall, every sound is new. Boots bite softly into powder, poles tick in a steady rhythm, and your breath curls into pale ribbons that drift away. An alpine escape begins not with a rush but with a pause. Here, the world is clean and straightforward, a snow-covered landscape that narrows your focus to what is right in front of you.