How a Storm Comes to Mt. Blanc (pic 1)

View High-Resolution Image

How a Storm Comes to Mt. Blanc (pic 1)

This is the first of a series to pictures take to illustrate the rapidity of arrival of a major storm over Mt. Blanc At 14:39, the clouds are massing above the Col De La Seigne, on WSW, from where comes a strong wind. To the right there are visibile patches of blue sky. The glacial snout in the foreground is the Italian Miage.