A narrow lane, marked with wheel tracks and footprints, runs between stone cottages whose roofs are heaped with snow. Amber light shows in the lattice and small windows, and a thin line of smoke rises from one chimney.

Frosted fir trees crowd the background and fade into a pale violet haze. The snow is built up in thick, knife-spread strokes of cream, lavender and blue-grey, so the drifts look soft and heavy, and the lit windows make the cold scene feel welcoming.