This is what greeted us the first time we tried to shoot. With such heavy snow we felt the landscape looked more like a winter wonderland than a place of fear and mystery. Following this short visit we gave up for the second time with plans to return a couple of days later, hopefully giving enough time for a good percentage of the snow to melt.

Three days later, this is what we were left with... 

On the day of the shoot (third time lucky) much of the snow had gone and made working conditions far easier, allowing us to gather what we needed in one afternoon.