eighth August 2024
Solely 4 glacier areas are open with deteriorating situations. Summer season glacier soften has sped up after some current hope. NEW
The 4 open areas are:
Hintertux, AustriaPasso Stelvio, ItalySaas-Charge, SwitzerlandZermatt, Switzerland
The Zermatt glacier may be reached from Cervinia in Italy.
Picture c/o On The Snow
Earlier on PlanetSKI we reported on Tignes closing forward of schedule.
The nice and cozy temperatures imply the freezing degree is at 3,500m in a single day and any precipitation falls as rain, not snow.
In the course of the day it has been +10°C at 3,000m.
It has sped up the alpine glacier soften after a hopeful early summer season.
At present’s go to at Gries #glacier was disillusioning. After report winter accumulation, we couldn’t think about seeing all this snow disappearing so quickly! However we’re there now, one other 12 months of mass loss is forward. Not but dramatic, but it surely would possibly change into if summer season warmth persists.@glamos_ch pic.twitter.com/1rtVySU3Wj
— Matthias Huss (@matthias_huss) August 7, 2024
1 month of #glacier soften at Silvrettagletscher – from winter situations to ice loss with mild pace @VAW_glaciology @glamos_ch @WSL_research pic.twitter.com/jXkHZKy5GX
— Matthias Huss (@matthias_huss) August 8, 2024
See a associated PlanetSKI article as this picture has gone viral.
Picture c/o Duncan Porter/X
Some glacier ski areas within the Austrian Alps are hoping to open in direction of the top of subsequent month & early October.
They embrace Soelden, Pitztal and Kaunertal within the Tirol.
Right here at PlanetSKI we’ll preserve you posted…
