John Predom's Island Pond backyard looks like any other, but go a few hundred feet in the air and the landscape transforms into his pristine canvas.

The Vermont native has been snowshoeing since he was 11 years old. It's his parents who instilled in him a love for the sport, and it was pictures on the internet that inspired him to take it one step further. His first attempt last winter displayed two concentric circles. The latest and fourth shows a complex snowflake.

"I usually don't know until I'm done how it's turned out," Predom said. "I think I'm getting better each time I do it."

The proof is in the powder. Predom says he doesn't plan his patterns before setting out, but with each attempt, his designs are more and more dazzling.

"I've gotten better at counting my steps so I get the right distance every time, and that makes it so I'm more accurate with my designs," he said. "My dad said, 'That's art!' 'cause I never give myself credit for being artistic."

Predom says he just uses a post and a ball of string to stay in line. Creating one piece can take as long as six hours and as many as 1,400 steps.

"It's a challenge just to snowshoe, so by the time you get done, you're pretty tired. It definitely is like going for a good hike," Predom said.

Even his high school Geometry teacher is impressed, writing in a Facebook comment on one of the drone videos, "Before BRHS throws out those old transcripts, I am going to update your Geometry grade to A+!"

Predom says anybody can make snowshoe art. All you need is snow, a sturdy pole, and some string.