In the Sahara desert, known for its suffocating heat, a freak snow shower coated the dusty dunes near the Algerian town of Ain Sefra. It hadn’t snowed in the town called “The Gateway to the Desert” since 1979. Photographer Karim Bouchetata captured gorgeous images of the red rolling dunes frosted in white. “Everyone was stunned to see snow falling in the desert, it is such a rare occurrence,” Bouchetata told the Independent. “It looked amazing as the snow settled on the sand.”