Life goes stubbornly on despite the overbearing monumentality of this hostile environment. The thin tracks weaving through the fluffy brushstrokes show that the skier is pushing on, bent on reaching his invisible goal; although it is out of the picture, we doubt neither its existence nor the skier's ability to reach it. His determination tempers the impression of the man's fragility in this grandiose landscape.
In person, the texture of the snow is extraordinarily beautiful.
