Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Mountain peaks after first snow, Rocky Mountains, Colorado

Kevin Schafer / Frozen gas bubbles beneath surface of frozen lake, Abraham Lake, Canadian Rockies, Alberta, Canada

Eric Baccega / Spirit Island, Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada, September 2009

Shattil & Rozinski,Shattil & Rozinski / Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), with the Denver skyline and Rocky Mountains in the background, Denver, Colorado, USA, November.

Tim Fitzharris / Mount Rundle, Johnson Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Tim Fitzharris / Fortress Mountain, Kannaskis Country, Alberta, Canada

Alex Mustard,Alex Mustard / A female (in front) and male Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) over eggs in their spawning river. Adams River, British Columbia, Canada, October.

Gavin Hellier / Wenkchemna Peaks or Ten Peaks rising over Moraine lake in the snow, near Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, 2007

Gavin Hellier / Wenkchemna Peaks or Ten Peaks rising over Moraine lake in the snow, near Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, 2007

Gavin Hellier / Peyto Lake, coloured by glacial silt, Banff-Jasper National Parks, Alberta, Canada, 2007

Tim Fitzharris / Mount Rundle and Johnson Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Oriol Alamany / Angel Glacier with morraine, Jasper National Park, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada