In this wonderful winter project, artist Sonja Hinrichsen led a team of 10 snowshoers to create a giant piece of land art in the fluffy snow of Steamboat Springs on Rabbit Ears Pass. The patterns are reminiscent of crop circle patterns, with concentric circles spreading outwards, connected to each other by solitary lines of snowshoe prints.

While the artwork is temporary, the process and final artwork are immortalized with aerial video and photography by Steamboat Aerials. Be sure to check out the gallery of images below along with two videos that beautifully capture this wonderful art project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://vimeo.com/http://www.vimeo.com/35890182

 

 

https://vimeo.com/http://www.vimeo.com/37266730

 

 

Sources

– Steamboat Today: Snow drawings leave a lasting impression on Steamboat
– Steamboat Aerials on Flickr: 2012-01-29 Sonja Hinrichsen Snow Drawing Album (18 photos)
– Sonja Hinrichsen Official Site
– First spotted on Reddit | Hat tip to @TruthSeerum for sharing!