Chamonix, France
In the winter of 2024 I snagged a $230 roundtrip flight to France on a whim. Several trains later I had the chance to spend several days exploring the ski town of Chamonix.
As a person who grew up in the Sonoran Desert, engulfed in sunshine and warm weather, cold and frozen landscapes have always drawn me in. Familiar in their isolation and expansiveness, but vastly different in their color and texture. I often find myself hunting down destinations sheeted in a layer of snow.