While thousands flock to the interconnected mega-resort of Portes du Soleil, the true connoisseurs know where to find magic: Mont Chéry. Tucked away on the periphery of the vast Portes du Soleil network, Mont Chéry stands as Les Gets' best-kept secret. This isn't the mountain where crowds congregate or where lift queues snake endlessly during peak season. This is where locals go. Where families discover uncrowded slopes. Where photographers find their shot.
This is the image every skier dreams about but few ever capture the split second before gravity takes over and the mountain becomes yours.
That sun. Low on the horizon, breaking through the alpine atmosphere with an almost ethereal glow, casting long shadows through the evergreens and painting the snow in shades of rose gold and powder blue. This isn't midday skiing under harsh overhead light. This is dawn, when the air is coldest, the snow is fastest, and the mountain hasn't yet woken up.
The evergreens frame the composition like nature's own architecture, dark sentinels standing guard over the slope, their silhouettes adding depth and scale. They tell you this is proper alpine terrain, not some manufactured resort experience. These trees have weathered centuries of winters, and they'll be here for centuries more, witnessing countless dawn runs down this exact slope.
The way they gradient from sharp silhouettes on the left to soft, backlit halos on the right creates movement and guides the eye through the frame. It's cinematic without trying to be.
This photo could only be taken by someone who understands mountain culture. Someone who knows that the best skiing happens before most people are awake. Someone who appreciates that groomed corduroy under fresh morning light is just as worthy of celebration as waist-deep powder. Someone who gets that skiing isn't always about extreme terrain and death-defying descents—sometimes it's about finding perfection in a perfectly prepared slope at the perfect moment.
Photographers and cinematographers know this light is fleeting, maybe lasting 20 minutes before the magic dissipates. You've captured it perfectly: that luminous backlit quality that makes everything feel suspended between dream and reality.
This photograph doesn't just document a moment—it makes a promise. A promise that if you venture to Mont Chéry during those quiet hours, if you're willing to be cold and tired and first out of bed, the mountains will give you moments like this. Private audiences with alpine dawn. Slopes that feel like your own personal playground. Light that makes everything sacred.
This isn't just a photo of a ski slope. It's visual evidence that the best moments in the mountains still belong to those who seek them—and an invitation to be among the seekers.
This view isn't an accident or a lucky break. This is Mont Chéry's signature offering: one of the finest vantage points in the entire Portes du Soleil region to witness the king of the Alps in all its glory.
Experience my photography in real life by purchasing one or more prints from my collection. Each set presents the work as it was originally intended to be seen. Print sizes are determined by the film format—35mm or medium format (120)—used to capture the original image.
Transform your space with authentic film photography, and experience the tactile beauty and rich tonality that only analogue processes can deliver. Every print represents a moment frozen in time, developed from original negatives and presented in proportions true to the film format.
My 120 medium format photographs are available as premium A3 and A4 prints, ready to bring their distinctive depth and character to your walls. Frames are not included, allowing you to choose the presentation that best suits your space.
While thousands flock to the interconnected mega-resort of Portes du Soleil, the true connoisseurs know where to find magic: Mont Chéry. Tucked away on the periphery of the vast Portes du Soleil network, Mont Chéry stands as Les Gets' best-kept secret. This isn't the mountain where crowds congregate or where lift queues snake endlessly during peak season. This is where locals go. Where families discover uncrowded slopes. Where photographers find their shot.
This is the image every skier dreams about but few ever capture the split second before gravity takes over and the mountain becomes yours.
That sun. Low on the horizon, breaking through the alpine atmosphere with an almost ethereal glow, casting long shadows through the evergreens and painting the snow in shades of rose gold and powder blue. This isn't midday skiing under harsh overhead light. This is dawn, when the air is coldest, the snow is fastest, and the mountain hasn't yet woken up.
The evergreens frame the composition like nature's own architecture, dark sentinels standing guard over the slope, their silhouettes adding depth and scale. They tell you this is proper alpine terrain, not some manufactured resort experience. These trees have weathered centuries of winters, and they'll be here for centuries more, witnessing countless dawn runs down this exact slope.
The way they gradient from sharp silhouettes on the left to soft, backlit halos on the right creates movement and guides the eye through the frame. It's cinematic without trying to be.
This photo could only be taken by someone who understands mountain culture. Someone who knows that the best skiing happens before most people are awake. Someone who appreciates that groomed corduroy under fresh morning light is just as worthy of celebration as waist-deep powder. Someone who gets that skiing isn't always about extreme terrain and death-defying descents—sometimes it's about finding perfection in a perfectly prepared slope at the perfect moment.
Photographers and cinematographers know this light is fleeting, maybe lasting 20 minutes before the magic dissipates. You've captured it perfectly: that luminous backlit quality that makes everything feel suspended between dream and reality.
This photograph doesn't just document a moment—it makes a promise. A promise that if you venture to Mont Chéry during those quiet hours, if you're willing to be cold and tired and first out of bed, the mountains will give you moments like this. Private audiences with alpine dawn. Slopes that feel like your own personal playground. Light that makes everything sacred.
This isn't just a photo of a ski slope. It's visual evidence that the best moments in the mountains still belong to those who seek them—and an invitation to be among the seekers.
This view isn't an accident or a lucky break. This is Mont Chéry's signature offering: one of the finest vantage points in the entire Portes du Soleil region to witness the king of the Alps in all its glory.
Experience my photography in real life by purchasing one or more prints from my collection. Each set presents the work as it was originally intended to be seen. Print sizes are determined by the film format—35mm or medium format (120)—used to capture the original image.
Transform your space with authentic film photography, and experience the tactile beauty and rich tonality that only analogue processes can deliver. Every print represents a moment frozen in time, developed from original negatives and presented in proportions true to the film format.
My 120 medium format photographs are available as premium A3 and A4 prints, ready to bring their distinctive depth and character to your walls. Frames are not included, allowing you to choose the presentation that best suits your space.
Printed area: 8.5″ × 5.7″
Final print size: 9.1″ × 6.3″
Border Size: 0.2″
