Snowboarding near Matterhorn
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- 1Swiss Alps
The Matterhorn is a majestic and iconic mountain in the Swiss Alps, with its distinct pyramid shape and sheer rock faces captivating the imagination of all who behold it.
A few years ago, I had a wonderful vacation in Switzerland for two weeks. During the stay, I went to Zermatt and stayed for 7 days. I didn’t know what to expect, but once I got there, I was thoroughly impressed just how beautiful the place was. Besides tbe breathtaking views, even the train ride to Zermatt was a sight to behold.
I took some of my favorite photos in Gornegrat, including a few panoramic shots with the Matterhorn. I don’t post my photos here because they would immediately reveal my identity, but I’ll post a story for those who know who I am IRL.
Long story short, I wanted to recreate the experience of my vacation there. Although I don’t snowboard, I can imagine how thrilling it must be — I enjoy skydiving, and some of my friends who snowboard and skydive would often compare the two.
So that‘s why I even made the series of camping photos at the Swiss Alps — in the story that I imagined, the men would camp near the Matterhorn during the summer, then go snowboard in the winter. A few days ago, I happen upon an Instagram feed of a gay couple who live in Switzerland, and I can see that they really love the place as much as I do. So I thought that it won’t be so far-fetched to imagine that someone would be visiting this place all year round.
Images
![Snowboarding near Matterhorn, Gornegrat, Zermatt, Switzerland. Stable Diffusion SDXL + Virile Reality 3 Beta 3.](https://cdn.gymdreams8.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=50,h=50,f=auto,q=75,blur=5/img/blog/snowboarding-matterhorn/snowboarding-matterhorn-1.jpg)
![Snowboarding near Matterhorn, Gornegrat, Zermatt, Switzerland. Stable Diffusion SDXL + Virile Reality 3 Beta 3.](https://cdn.gymdreams8.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=50,h=50,f=auto,q=75,blur=5/img/blog/snowboarding-matterhorn/snowboarding-matterhorn-2.jpg)
![Snowboarding near Matterhorn, Gornegrat, Zermatt, Switzerland. Stable Diffusion SDXL + Virile Reality 3 Beta 3.](https://cdn.gymdreams8.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=50,h=50,f=auto,q=75,blur=5/img/blog/snowboarding-matterhorn/snowboarding-matterhorn-3.jpg)
![Snowboarding near Matterhorn, Gornegrat, Zermatt, Switzerland. Stable Diffusion SDXL + Virile Reality 3 Beta 3.](https://cdn.gymdreams8.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=50,h=50,f=auto,q=75,blur=5/img/blog/snowboarding-matterhorn/snowboarding-matterhorn-4.jpg)
![Snowboarding near Matterhorn, Gornegrat, Zermatt, Switzerland. Stable Diffusion SDXL + Virile Reality 3 Beta 3.](https://cdn.gymdreams8.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=50,h=50,f=auto,q=75,blur=5/img/blog/snowboarding-matterhorn/snowboarding-matterhorn-5.jpg)
![Snowboarding near Matterhorn, Gornegrat, Zermatt, Switzerland. Stable Diffusion SDXL + Virile Reality 3 Beta 3.](https://cdn.gymdreams8.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=50,h=50,f=auto,q=75,blur=5/img/blog/snowboarding-matterhorn/snowboarding-matterhorn-6.jpg)
![Snowboarding near Matterhorn, Gornegrat, Zermatt, Switzerland. Stable Diffusion SDXL + Virile Reality 3 Beta 3.](https://cdn.gymdreams8.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=50,h=50,f=auto,q=75,blur=5/img/blog/snowboarding-matterhorn/snowboarding-matterhorn-7.jpg)
![Snowboarding near Matterhorn, Gornegrat, Zermatt, Switzerland. Stable Diffusion SDXL + Virile Reality 3 Beta 3.](https://cdn.gymdreams8.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=50,h=50,f=auto,q=75,blur=5/img/blog/snowboarding-matterhorn/snowboarding-matterhorn-8.jpg)
![Snowboarding near Matterhorn, Gornegrat, Zermatt, Switzerland. Stable Diffusion SDXL + Virile Reality 3 Beta 3.](https://cdn.gymdreams8.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=50,h=50,f=auto,q=75,blur=5/img/blog/snowboarding-matterhorn/snowboarding-matterhorn-9.jpg)
![Snowboarding near Matterhorn, Gornegrat, Zermatt, Switzerland. Stable Diffusion SDXL + Virile Reality 3 Beta 3.](https://cdn.gymdreams8.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=50,h=50,f=auto,q=75,blur=5/img/blog/snowboarding-matterhorn/snowboarding-matterhorn-10.jpg)
![Snowboarding near Matterhorn, Gornegrat, Zermatt, Switzerland. Stable Diffusion SDXL + Virile Reality 3 Beta 3.](https://cdn.gymdreams8.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=50,h=50,f=auto,q=75,blur=5/img/blog/snowboarding-matterhorn/snowboarding-matterhorn-11.jpg)
![Snowboarding near Matterhorn, Gornegrat, Zermatt, Switzerland. Stable Diffusion SDXL + Virile Reality 3 Beta 3.](https://cdn.gymdreams8.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=50,h=50,f=auto,q=75,blur=5/img/blog/snowboarding-matterhorn/snowboarding-matterhorn-12.jpg)
![Snowboarding near Matterhorn, Gornegrat, Zermatt, Switzerland. Stable Diffusion SDXL + Virile Reality 3 Beta 3.](https://cdn.gymdreams8.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=50,h=50,f=auto,q=75,blur=5/img/blog/snowboarding-matterhorn/snowboarding-matterhorn-13.jpg)
Tech
- SDXL, 30 steps, Euler a, SDXL VAE
- virileReality_v30BETA3, DPM++ 2M SDE, 30 steps, 0.5 Denoise, vae-ft-mse-840000-ema-prune
- Upscale: 4x_NMKD-Siax_200k
- FaceDetailer: face_yolov8m.pt
- Adobe Lightroom color correction and tonal adjustments