04 May 2021

Alpine road in winter


The Stelvio pass, South Tyrol, with Mount Scorluzzo on the right. Photograph: Stelvio National Park.  Via a Guardian article on WWI relics emerging from melting European glaciers.  I was just impressed that someone keeps this road open in the winter.

2 comments:

  1. HeimitoMay 5, 2021 at 5:37 AM

    The road is closed in winter, usually from November until the end of May. In April, they start to clear it.

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  2. AnonymousMay 5, 2021 at 11:57 AM

    i am impressed that in WWI, those peaks and passes were considered important and strategic enough to be guarded.

    I-)

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