Norwegian Glacier Plays ‘Hunt The Ski Lift’
Norwegian Glacier Plays ‘Hunt The Ski Lift’
Published : 13-Feb-2024 06:48
A Norwegian glacier ski area, one of three in the country that open in the latter half of spring and aim to remain so through to summer or even autumn each year, is report the snow is currently lying up to 10 metres deep and party burying its drag lift.
A spokesperson for The Fonna Glacier Ski Resort near Jondal in Norway said that,
"Depending on where you are on the glacier, we have between 6 and 10 metres of snow lying. Lift tower number 6 has completely disappeared on the steep slope under the snow."
In recent years the three centres have been forced to close earlier in the year than hoped as the rate of thaw has been faster than previously known and they declared the summer 200923 warmth and speed of thaw as "unprecedented".
However this year the spokesperson is optimistic that the current snow depths should see the centre through to August against the spring/summer thaw process and declared May - July as "currently safe."
"The next few days will bring more snow. The coming snowfalls are for August.... it looks good that we perhaps can complete the season until the fall this year," they added.
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