European Heatwave Exposes Swiss Mountain Pass Covered in Ice Since Roman Times The Tsanfleuron Pass between Gstaad and Les Diablerets in Switzerland has been exposed for the first time in 2,000 years. The rocky pass was covered under thick ice measuring still 50ft (15m) as recently as 10 years ago. But the permafrost melt this year was about three times the 10-year average, after a below-average snowfall last winter and two heatwaves […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 14, 2022 0 Comments
Trying to Beat the Heatwave: German Resort Oberstdorf Attempts Snow Farming for the First Time The German resort of Oberstdorf is experimenting for the first time this year with snow farming. Snow farming is the attempt to preserve the snow from the previous season for the next season by piling it together and covering it. In a way, it is ‘snow-recycling’. The advantages of snow farming are: guaranteed snow for events/opening days lower energy than […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 30, 2022 0 Comments
Mont-Blanc Mountain Hut in Italy Crashes From its Altitude of 12,057 Feet The Alberico Borgna mountain hut crashed this week from an altitude of 12,057 ft (3,675m) down the south-west side of the Italian side of the Mont-Blanc massif. The hut was located right on the French-Italian border between Tour Ronde and Mont Maudit. The hut could be reached in about 2.5 hours from Punta Helbronner at 3,466m, which is serviced by […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 29, 2022 1 Comment
‘Glacier Clean Up Day’ and State-of-the-Art Snowmelt Recycling Technology: Efforts are Underway in Switzerland to Preserve Melting Glaciers Millions of people are drawn to the Swiss Alps every year and particularly to the eternal ice of the spectacular glaciers. Switzerland has a staggering 1,400 glaciers, but they have been shrinking at an increasing rate, worrying scientists and the general population alike. A recently published study by the ETH university in Zurich discovered that glaciers have shrunk more than half […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 23, 2022 0 Comments
“When You See Me, Weep” | ‘Hunger Stones’ Resurfacing in Europe Due To Record Drought Reminders of a long-forgotten past are resurfacing all over Europe. The recent record droughts in Europe have brought to the surface some old reminders that, while we are experiencing an extreme summer with record heat waves and droughts, these extreme events are not unprecedented. In the rivers Elbe and Rhein, which flow across central Europe into the North Sea, carved […] Julia Schneemann | August 16, 2022 1 Comment
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