Snow-covered mountains and a loved one's body blur together here. The speaker begins with a winter scene: peaks blanketed in white, a sparkling night, the first light of morning. Soon the details turn personal. Someone's eyes "dance," dew wets their hair, and hands clasp while breaths burn hot. The mountains start to feel like a person, and a person like mountains.
The speaker seems to be skiing and, at the same time, touching or remembering a lover. Sliding "my mind / across each sacred spot" suggests tenderness and awe, as if the body were holy ground. Even the streams and boulders "trail from your shoulders," so the landscape literally flows from the beloved.
The mood is hushed, sensual and joyful. Crisp air and glittering snow give a clean, wintry feel, while the heat of breath adds warmth. The ending, a valley "of invigorating life" with hills that "sing and sigh," leaves a sense of peace, comfort and renewal.