Zermatt during the evening (the main street – Bahnhofstrasse).
Their intention was to have various ambient light color in different sections of the ice cave. I think in the end it was a good idea and makes the palace charming!
On this picture you can see the tunnel from the inner side. The first part is not as nice as it could be, but when you get lower towards the blue light the nice things arise.
Mountains are not fair or unfair - they are just dangerous.
Reinhold Messner
The palace was built several meters below the surface in the glacier. On this particular picture you can see the second part of the entrance tunnel, which has blue back lighting.
The first picture on this last page is a view of Matterhorn from higher altitude. The photo was taken at the Trockener Steg cable car station around 2939 meters above the sea level.
This is one of my favorite photos that I snapped from the Trockner Steg. On the left you have the Gandegg T-bar lift and on the right Furggsattel Gletscherbahn that was closed due to wind at the time I took the photo.
This photograph might give you an idea how the Gornergrat (on the right) is situated. It is also connected with Hohtälli via cable car. On the photo you can also see a little black box between the two stations – that is Stockhorn.
The walls and the ceiling look tremendous and the whole place has beautiful atmosphere. It is also pretty cold inside. From the outside, the entrance, it did not look fancy. One would never think what treasures are hidden inside!
A brief overview from left to right: Weisshorn (4506m) – Zinalrothorn (4221m) – Obergabelhorn (4063m) – Dent Blanche (4356m).
The mountains are calling and I must go.
John Muir
I will start with a picture of the entrance to the Ice Palace. It is located at around 3810 meters above see level. The entrance is rounded, like a tube, and takes you under the ground. As you can see, the architecture it is more functional than esthetic.
One of the first things you will see after the entrance is a big sculpture of Buddha. On this photo you can see its profile.
I took the pictures for this panorama around 6:30am with long exposures. It was snowing over night so I felt the photos might have a ‘polar’ feel..
This is how Mont Blanc can be seen from the Klein Matterhorn viewpoint. There was a lot of snow blown into the air by wind, so the photo is not that clear and pretty.
Thanks to moderate snowfalls during the evening and the whole night the strong wind was blowing snow from all the higher peaks including the mighty Matterhorn..
All around the palace you can look at ice sculptures. Apparently animals are a favorite motive!
In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.
John Muir
When you look from your window late in the afternoon you will please your eyes with a similar view of the village and Matterhorn.
*best shot of paradise ~ 3883m and a lot to see around you..
Magnificent place, imposing atmosphere, majestic view, splendid memories!
Snowflakes are one of natures most fragile things, but look what they can do when they stick together.
Unknown
This is the view of the village from the Matterhorn Express Cabin on the way to the Furi station. Both Taschorn and Dom de Mischabel can be seen again on this picture.
Here we have Dent Blanche – 4356m. If you look from higher placed places around the ski area of Zermatt it can be seen as the first peak left of Matterhorn.
Another night shot, this time I was charmed by a nice bench made from a tree trunk (8 second exposure).
Here we had another beautiful morning, giving us a unique view of Matterhorn. It’s no wonder that this peak is considered to be one of the most gorgeous ones on earth!
The beautiful orange view of the Matterhorn peak, that was viewable only for a short time during the early mornings was so fascinating, that I had to take more and more photos!
View from Trockner Steg – on the very left Rimpfischhorn (4199m) Strahlhorn (4190m) – then there is a ‘gap’ in the middle with the mentioned Gorner glacier and finally the Monte Rosa on the right.
The tram that connects Furi-Trockner Steg & Trockner Steg-K.Matterhorn. Holds more than 100 people, travels 10m per second and is huge! Here we can see one departing from Trockner Steg station towards Klein Matterhorn.
This last photo of the Matterhorn gallery is a view of Matterhorn from the highest sightseeing platform in Europe accessible by cableway at 3883 meters above sea level! Can you get any higher? Without a hike :~D