Summer ski area

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A summer ski area (alternative spelling: -schi- ) is part of a normal ski area, where skiing can also be practiced in the summer months, especially in June, July and August. Such ski areas are mostly located in the high mountains , i. H. over about 2500 m, and on glaciers. They generally only have a few lifts, but they are the heart of the entire ski area. The glaciers in the Alps have receded sharply since the 1990s. Therefore, some summer ski areas had to stop operating.

In winter the highest lifts are not always in operation. With clouds and blowing snow in the lower area, the highest slopes can be in the sunshine.

Technical and environmental issues

Since most of the summer ski areas are located on glaciers and they are constantly in motion, you will usually find conventional ski lifts and no chairlifts in the summer ski areas. This makes it easier to move the masts back to their original position if they have been moved by the movement of the glacier.

List of summer ski areas

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The information on lifts and kilometers of slopes relate to summer skiing.

Surname glacier Valley locations country Altitude
in m		 Lifts /
facilities 1 		Slopes
in km		 annotation
Hintertux Glacier Frozen-Wand-Kees (Tuxer Ferner), Riepenkees Hintertux Austria Tir. 2660-3250 <10 <20 all year round; The longest descent is 2 km long and ends directly in front of the Tuxer Fernerhaus at 2,660 m.
Matterhorn glacier paradise Theodul Glacier Zermatt Switzerland VS 2900-3899 007th 21st highest ski area in the Alps, continuous operation, expansion planned
Mountain railways Saas Fee - Mittelallalin Fee glacier Saas-Fee Switzerland VS 3162-3573 005 010 continuous operation from the end of July, expansion planned to 3850 m; Egginerjoch / Stollenlift 1984, Trift Glacier (Saas-Grund) closed in the 1990s
Crans-Montana Plaine Morte Sierre Switzerland VS 2778-2883 1 3 only in some years, then until June, expansion planned
Kaprun – Kitzsteinhorn (glacier railway) Maurerkees , Schmiedingerkees Kaprun Austria Sbg. 2440-3029 4/4/10 15th Summer season supported with snowmaking (end of July); highest cable car pillar in the world by 2016 (now third highest)
Mölltal Glacier Wurtenkees Flat flat Austria Ktn. 2700-3122 2/4/3 10 continuous ski operation, break from mid-May to mid-June; Up to 3 slopes are open in summer; continuous operation seldom (since 1998); Mölltaler Gletscherstrasse
Stilfser Joch Also Trafoi and Bormio Italy, Lombardy and South Tyrol 2783-3450 2/0/4 30th Summer only, from the beginning of June to the beginning of November
Monte Moro Macugnaga Italy, Piedmont 2800-2880 1 3 June July
Rifugio 3A Val Formazza Siedel glacier Formazza Italy, Piedmont 2670-3060 1 5 Summer operation only, only accessible on foot
Val d'Isère Glacier du Pissailas Val d'Isère France, Savoy 2661-3257 6th 7th Early June to mid-July
Tignes Glacier de la Grande Motte Tignes France, Savoy 2726-3471 11 20th Late June to early August
Alpe d'Huez Glacier de Sarenne Bourg-d'Oisans France, Isère 2735-3323 8th 10
Les Deux Alpes Glacier de Mont-de-Lans and Glacier de la Girose Mont-de-Lans and Vénosc France, Isère 2813-3523 17th 26th Late June to late August
La Grave Glacier de la Girose La Grave France, Hautes-Alpes 3200-3540 1 3
Fonna Glacier Resort Folgefonna Jondal Norway , Vestland 1190-1460 1 9 Mid-April-late July
Stryn Sommerski Jostedalsbreen Stryn Norway , Vestland 1060-1570 2 10 Mid-May-mid-October
Galdhøpiggen summer ski center Styggebreen Bøverdalen Norway , Inlandet 1840-2190 1 5 Mid-May-late September
1Gondolas / chair lifts / drag lifts; if only one number is given: total
2 here sometimes only maximum height indicated, valley runs and mountain area open depending on snow conditions (column is sorted according to mountain height)

Source:

List of former summer ski areas in the Alps

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Summer skiing - Hintertux Glacier. Retrieved on December 19, 2017 (German).
  2. ↑ Summer ski & snowboard. Retrieved December 19, 2017 (Swiss Standard German).
  3. ^ Kitzsteinhorn - ski area in Austria. Retrieved December 19, 2017 .
  4. ↑ summer | Mölltal Glacier ski area. Retrieved on December 19, 2017 (German).
  5. ↑ Open ski areas for skiing in summer. Retrieved February 25, 2017 .
  6. ↑ a b Il caldo scioglie i ghiacciai italiani: cause conseguenze e. Diremo addio allo sci d'estate? In: nonsprecare.it. September 25, 2017, accessed July 20, 2018 (Italian).
  7. ↑ Skiwahnsinn in August . In: https://www.merkur.de . August 31, 2017 ( merkur.de [accessed December 19, 2017]).