The incredible footage was shot at the Rosa Khutor Resort in Sochi – home to the 2014 Winter Olympics – and has since gone viral online after leaving viewers speechless.
Dozens of further pictures and videos have been circulating, showing the resort glowing with an unusual hue, making slopes seem more like desert dunes.
The pictures even prompted some to question whether the photos had been edited with a sepia filter.
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BLANKETED: Orange snow covers the ski slopes at one of Russia's most popular resorts
But meteorologists verified the incredible images, giving an explanation as to how it happened.
Dust blown into the atmosphere from the faraway Sahara Desert had been dragged north by unique weather conditions before mixing with dust already trapped in the clouds.
It cooled and formed with snow before falling on the Russian hillside – even travelling as far as Mount Elbrus, more than 100 miles away from the ski resort.
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BIZARRE: Images have gone viral across social media showing the incredible scene
Heavy snowfall wreaks chaos on the A30 in Devon
The A30 is thrown into chaos after heavy snow hits Devon overnight, local police said conditions rapidly changed from passable to impossible.
PA A fire appliance passes motorists queuing on a road off the A30 near Okehampton in Devon as heavy snow brought traffic chaos to parts of the south west, 2018
The slopes have remained open despite the discoloured snow, giving winter sports fanatics the chance to experience the once-in-a-lifetime conditions.
“This would be both terrifying, astonishing and aesthetic to take photos all at the same time, wow,” one viewer wrote online.
Another joked: “At least its not yellow snow.”
“Has Donald Trump been to Russia this weekend?” joked a third.
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