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Passo Dello Stelvio, Italy, to Reopen As Temperatures Drop Across the Alps

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The Italian summer ski resort Passo dello Stelvio had to close this week for six days following the heatwave across the European Alps. The increase in temperature made access to the glacier unsafe and the resort halted operations for last weekend. Following some work from the mountain operations team, the resort is slated to reopen on Saturday, September 2, 2023. […]
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Forced to Close: Italian Summer Ski Resort Latest Victim of Record Heat

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The Italian ski resort Passo dello Stelvio, located at 2,758m (9,049 ft) joined the increasingly long list of European summer ski resorts closing due to the current heat wave ravaging Europe. All skiing on the glacier was suspended on July 20th after the freezing altitude exceeded 4,400m (14,436 ft) on several days. The General Director Umberto Capitani calls it a temporary suspension […]
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Italian Alps Backcountry Conditions Report: 50cms Fresh Snow on Passo della Stelvio

After a start to the autumn characterized by unusual warmth, with low snowfall across Alpine ski mountains, the first real precipitation dropped 50cm of snow, mainly in South Tyrol, in the Ortler Alps in Alto Adige (Italy) last week. The winter scenery and the good whether conditions have prompted me to take a tour in the area of Madaccio glacier. The climb, at sunrise from Passo dello Stelvio to Punta degli Spiriti, then down for the long slope to glacier of Madaccio, dominated by Tuckettspitze, skiing on the first powder […]
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