High in the mountainous area of Savoie in France, strange apparitions, not unlike crop circles, have appeared in the snow in the last few years.
Some people buy a home in the mountains of France to ski, some for the fresh air and tranquillity, the beauty of the landscape. Simon Beck found an entirely different and completely unique reason to live there. He is a snow artist.
When monumental snow flake patterns appear as if by magic overnight, the locals don’t speculate about UFOs or aliens – they know it is resident snow artist Simon. He owns a flat in the ski resort of Les Arcs and spends most of the winter there. 11 years ago, in a bid to get fitter Simon started to walk in the mountains and had an idea to start sketching pictures – he drew a simple star shape. But, for orienteering map maker Simon it didn’t stop there. The modest star developed into a complex pattern and over the years Simon has created ever more complicated pictures in the snow and they've made him famous.