@Indy's Brother and The Stranger:
Thanks, guys! Too bad I couldn't get a sharper screencap of Indy, it would've looked even better. "Wish Threads" aren't usaully my thing but this one is my cup o' tea. Anwyay, I have another image cookin'...
Funny you mention the AT-AT reference, Moedred, because the metallic colours on Hoth are what I was going for and, yes, it does slightly resemble the scout walker. Even some of J.Johnston's production designs more than the finished product.
Attila the Professor said:
One thing that would help this happen is for somebody to start whispering "Doctor Zhivago" in Spielberg's ear.
Yes, and I was thinking of Akira Kurosawa's "Dersu Uzala". 75% of the film is set on the bleakest snowscape imaginable yet every shot is a work of art.
This also brings to mind 2 Disney films with some Indy-esque, snow-bound action scenes:
In Search of the Castaways (based on Jules Verne's "Children of Captain Grant") has a zany, rollercoaster ride through a vast maze of ice caves and has similar vein to the raft sequence in "Doom". Many people bash that part but I like it.
Island at the Top of the World is an adventure film in every sense of the word and is highly recommended to any Indy fans. It has a dirigible, a lost community of Vikings and a whales' graveyard. One escape scene is well-suited for Indy and (without giving too much away) it involves the collapse of some gigantic, ice stalactites that provide a very, brief window of opportunity for the heroes. I love this flick. Check it out if you can...