Closing of summer skiing on the Presena: the glacier as hours of geotextile sheets
Teli Protettivi sul Ghiacciaio PresenaSunday, June 19 ended the season of summer skiing on the Presena partrire and now and for the next two weeks you will perform the operations of the glacier cover with geotextile sheets, that during the'estate help preserve the glacier ski area from the summer heat.
This intervention was made ​​possible thanks to a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the company Carousel spa and the Autonomous Province of Trento, which finances 50% of the drawing sheets and the subsequent production of artificial snow, also relies on the collaboration of University of Trento and Milan are monitoring the phenomenon in recent years has brought significant results. The sheets are removed in September, before some snow covered and may compromise its use for the following year: the layer of snow below shows usually a thickness of 1.5 / 2 feet, just enough to provide the basis for a new ski season.
Quest''anno society Carousel spa, which owns the plant Presena glacier, has purchased another 20,000 square meters of these non-woven cloth that Austrians have a hydrophobic surface that can repel the sun's rays thereby limiting the melting of the snow below.
The company has imported the model Carousel spa dall''Austria where they are used for a long time. Glacier Presena the first sheets have made their appearance eight years ago but in 2008 that this experiment has turned into a well-structured: the sheets will be applied to quest''anno un''area of ​​90,000 square meters around the line lift the anchor, up to over the knee of the glacier, which is the most exposed to the sun and therefore more at risk.
This way if there were already a good snowfall in October would be the Presena ready to kick off a new season of skiing.
Today kicked off the full program of activities Adamello Card that will continue throughout the summer with many activities for families who want to explore the territory. Every day you can participate in field trips in the company of mountain guides, expert naturalists, historians, mycologists, archaeologists and sports such as mountain biking, climbing, orienteering and rafting. The card is free for guests of the hotel / residence and for children from 4 to 12 years will also participate in the Mini Club of Cow Adamellina where children can stay all day in the company of funny entertainers.
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