hillside meadow with snow patches in mountainous region of austria

alpine alps austria austrian background cover dornbirn downhill field firn grass green ground hill hills hillside hilly incline karren landscape layer mantle meadow melt melting moisture mountain natural nature outside patch patches period region remains scenery season seasonal snow snowfields snowmelt spring springtime sunlight sunny thaw thawed thawing vegetation vorarlberg warming white wintry slope mountainous meadows orographical conditions accumulation lingering resistant