Bernina Pass, Graubünden, Switzerland Jan 8, 2024

Bernina Pass, Graubünden, Switzerland

This awesome white winter expanse is found in the Alps of eastern Switzerland. The famous Bernina Pass stands tall at an elevation of 7,638 feet and attracts winter sports enthusiasts from all over the world. Fun fact: Evidence of the oldest wooden skis, dating back to around 6000 BCE, was found in Russia. Boasting excellent snow conditions from November to March, the Bernina Pass is a must-visit spot on every skier"s bucket list.

© Francesco Bergamaschi/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Jan 8, 2018Gardens by the Bay nature park, Singapore
Jan 8, 2019A stunning national park in winter white
Jan 8, 2020Take the stairs
Jan 8, 2021Take this for a spin...
Jan 8, 2022American bison
Jan 8, 2023Breckenridge, Colorado
Jan 8, 2025National Take the Stairs Day
Jan 8, 2026Starling murmuration over the ruins of Brightons West Pier, England

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Mar 22, 2021Honoring some real heroes of World War II
May 12, 2019The parenting of a piping plover
Aug 20, 2018Looking back at Yellowstone, 30 years after the fires
Mar 15, 2020Celebrating 200 years of statehood
Jun 20, 2020 Beyond Walls for World Refugee Day
Sep 29, 2023Mid-Autumn Festival
Dec 23, 2019A Festivus for the rest of us
Dec 25, 2022Merry Christmas!
Jul 24, 2021Can you see the family resemblance?
Jan 31, 2020Dance of the egret
Feb 3, 2021The mountaintop of toppled gods
May 11, 2019Bringing together history and technology
May 27, 2020Clouds over the River of Grass
Dec 1, 2019Southern lights for Antarctica Day
Nov 4, 2021Diwali
Dec 14, 2024Christmas Bird Count turns 125
Nov 11, 2021Veterans Day
Jul 14, 2020Under Parisian skies
Aug 13, 2025Corona Arch near Moab, Utah
Jul 16, 2024Festival of British Archaeology
Sep 9, 2021Islands of the Salish Sea
Oct 17, 2023Spreadsheet Day
Oct 20, 2023International Sloth Day
Mar 5, 2018Seattle Central Library, Seattle, Washington
May 29, 2023Memorial Day
Oct 13, 2023Vieste, Apulia, Italy
Dec 13, 2019Taking the scenic route
Dec 21, 2020Shadows on the solstice
Sep 18, 2025Dunquin Pier, County Kerry, Ireland
Sep 13, 2018They’re grrrape!