Breakfast at minus 7

Without a doubt, I will always remember the first days of January 2021 as the best in terms of quality and quantity of snow in the Cantabrian Mountains since I can remember.

The day Filomena storm hit Madrid, 10 days of cold and good weather began in Asturias that, for once, would allow us to enjoy the snow properly.

So on the morning of January 8, in the company of my brother David, we decided to go see the sunrise and split up for a while.

We arrived at the parking lot, completely covered by snow, when the black sky began to turn blue. The thermometer read -7ºC, it would be cold, but we had one very important thing in our favor, there was no wind. And that predicted that it would be a very pleasant morning.

We get changed and started walking while the waning moon watched us. We were advancing slowly since making tracks over half a meter of fresh snow is not an easy task, but with the excitement of seeing so much beauty together, we did not feel the cold or the effort.

Year: 2021
Location: ASTURIAS
Camera: FUJIFILM X-T3

The silence was only interrupted by the sound of our splitboards on the snow. We were like in a state of meditation in which we found ourselves absorbing everything around us and charging ourselves with its energy.

When we crested the climb of the first large hill, we could only shout in admiration when we saw the landscape before us. We continued advancing while the first rays of the sun began to appear timidly behind the mountains, dyeing the peaks first in incredible pink colors that little by little transformed into orange...

The texture that created the perfect snow crystals there reflected the light and made them shine like diamonds.

When we arrived at the place with the best views of the entire valley, we sat down, took out our breakfast and dedicated ourselves to contemplating everything in front of us.

I don't think I've ever enjoyed a breakfast as tasty as this...and as I always say, everything tastes better in these places