Fields that had been ploughed during the fall harvest take on a radical transformation when the snow blankets the ground. Each ridge that you see here is created from farm equipment turning over the soil. In the grasslands of Alberta, the persistent winds rarely give the snow the chance to build up enough to create this landscape.
A spruce tree hangs over the bank of Two Jack Lake as it curls toward the sky with a view of Cascade Mountain in the distant background in Banff, Alberta. The clouds glow in the distance from the Banff town site.
I chose a long exposure for this image to show the snow blowing up over Mount Lyautey and the rock wall at Upper Kananaskis Lake. It was -28 that morning and the wind chill made it feel even colder.
