Pic shows Max and Rocki going for it on the snowy Neureuth trails. Snow was the perfect dry and compact consistency to be able to cruise along nicely on Muddy Marys. No spikes needed whatsoever.

Been doing a lot of night time photography with long exposures and flashes recently so with this one I wanted to try something different: I chose to light the pic only by using Lupine lights. That, and the combination of D700 ISO 4000 and snow reflectance provided enough light bounce to work out okay. The lads had a Wilma and Betty on their helmets, plus, at the bottom left pointing in was a Wilma, bottom right aimed high up towards Rocki was a Betty. All lights at half powers. On the camera I used the Nikkor 20mm* f/2.8 prime at f/4 and 1/40th sec. *This lens is not as sharp in the corners as the stunning 14-24mm but it’s a helluva lot lighter to carry, which, sometimes for me, matters a helluva lot.