Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park

We found some sun today on the Hooker Valley Track within Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park.  I have walked the track many times but never with 20cm of snow covering the track.  The surrounding majestic mountains were a picture, fully snow-laden after recent heavy snowfalls.

The image is on the road approaching Mt Cook Village, with Mt Sefton on the left and The Footstool centre. 

In extras, debris from a large avalanche off the Mueller Range, as seen from the Hooker Track.  The Hermitage is out of sight on the left.

Also in extras, the snow-covered boardwalk on the Hooker Track and Aoraki/Mt Cook in the background, partially covered in cloud.