“What good is the warmth of summer,” novelist John Steinbeck wrote, “without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?”

Virginia Tech photographers recently captured the wintry beauty of the Blacksburg campus and the surrounding area.

Dawn on a winter day at Pandapas Pond.
Dawn on a winter day at Pandapas Pond. Photo by Ray Meese for Virginia Tech.
A light snow dusts Burruss Hall at night.
A light snow dusts Burruss Hall at night. Photo by Ryan Young for Virginia Tech.
Dawn on a winter day at Pandapas Pond near Blacksburg
Pandapas Pond, located just outside the town of Blacksburg, sits on the Eastern Continental Divide. Photo by Ray Meese for Virginia Tech
A light snow dusts Burruss Hall at night.
Burruss Hall stands bathed in light across the Drillfield. Photo by Ryan Young for Virginia Tech.
A light snow dusts The Pylons at night.
The Pylons represent Virginia Tech’s core values, from left, Brotherhood, Honor, Leadership, Sacrifice, Service, Loyalty, Duty, and Ut Prosim (That I May Serve). Photo by Ryan Young for Virginia Tech.
Burruss Hall and the rest of campus is seen with the Appalachian Mountains in the background during twilight following a day of snow.
Lights from Burruss Hall and other campus buildings twinkle during twilight. Photo by Ryan Young for Virginia Tech.