Copertura con i teli geotessili del Ghiacciaio Presena

How can glaciers be preserved? 0:02 intro 0:32 Let's start from the upper part of the Presena Glacier where you can already see the sheets that will protect it for the whole summer. 0:50 Snow situation winter season 1:11 In this video we will also make a comparison with the images of this winter. 1:30 Pista 41 on the Presena glacier starts from 3000 meters and linked to the Paradiso slope which descends to Tonale 1,883 m make it one of the most famous descents in the Alpine Arc. 1:46 Here are the sheets that protect the glacier from the sun's rays 2:20 Here is Cima Presena in winter conditions that stands about 60 meters above. 2:36 Now instead at the beginning of summer the situation is this. As on other glaciers here in the past summer skiing was practiced. 3:04 Panorama 3000 Glacier 3:12 As can be seen from the winter image, the snow cover hides the actual current edge of the glacier. 3:21 While in the current images the glaciers are clearly visible. 3:43 The silence of the ridge. 4:31 Rifugio Capanna Presena 4:44 In the meantime, as we approach the lower part of the glacier, we can see the Capanna Presena in winter conditions. 4:57 In the lower part, we see the equipment for laying the sheets. 5:12 Sheets that still need to be laid out on the glacier. 5:21 From this position, we can clearly see where we were before at 3000 meters. 5:56 Snowcat with winch for laying the geotextile sheets. 6:25 It's incredible in this case the intervention of man helps to preserve the glacier that otherwise would have almost disappeared 6:39 Statistics confirm that the glacier has managed not to lose the cm that it would have lost without this intervention. 6:52 In fact the rocks in this case the tonalite, once uncovered by the snow heat up and create the stove effect, quickly melting the ice. The health of the glacier does not depend only on a more or less hot summer, but on how much snow has accumulated in the winter. 7:13 Geotextile sheets are able to reduce the summer melting of snow and ice by 50%. 7:48 Behind us also passes the equipped path of the Flowers 8:10 Directions to Passo Paradiso 8:36 We say goodbye by remembering that this is also a historical place where there are many testimonies of the First World War. 9:16 Look at how the Monument to the Brotherhood at Passo Paradiso looks in winter with the frozen lake. In Italian and subtitles: English, French, Spanish Here you can find another glacier where summer skiing was practiced:    • Punta Indren - Sci estivo   Warning: this video was made without any commercial constraint or link, therefore it is based on free personal opinions. Safety disclaimer: No responsibility is accepted for improper use of this information or any other product. The information is for illustrative purposes only, not exhortative or didactic. Use of the information and products is at your own risk. Songs free licenses When You're Alone - Dyalla Delayed Baggage - Ryan Stasik I Gave You My Heart - Jeremy Black Toxic Love - Ryan Stasik, Kanika Moore You Know Me - Jeremy Black The Fifth Quadrant - Dan Lebo Lebowitz, Tone Seeker