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Ski lift demolished as glacier on Germany's highest mountain melts away
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Vanishing glaciers atop Germany's highest mountain prompted the start of demolition operations of a ski lift yesterday, as global warming reshapes the Alps.

A ski slope down the Schneeferner glacier on the Zugspitze mountain has melted away, leading the lift operator to begin dismantling the structure after more than 50 years of service.

"The glaciers in Bavaria will inevitably melt away, as they can no longer survive in the face of climate change," Christoph Mayer, a glaciologist at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, told AFP.

High-tension cables anchoring the existing ski lift were cut with blasting charges in Friday's operation. The lift's pylons, which were built on the ice, then fell and were dragged away through the snow by heavy machinery.

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Two others are both located on the Berchtesgarden massif: the Wazmann, at 2,713 metres, and Blaueis at 2,607 metres.

Those glaciers "are in very bad shape," Mr Hagg said, with the two on Berchtesgarden "likely to disappear completely very soon - this year or next".

The northern Schneeferner glacier, where the lift was being demolished, could survive for a few more years but will vanish within the decade, Mr Hagg said.

The nearby southern Schneeferner glacier was declared dead in 2022.

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Yep. Sad. Used that lift many times!
Generally the few remaining German glaciers will be gone in max 10 years. Recently read that the Austrian ones are likely to be gone by 2050. I can confirm that the Hintertux glacier has changed dramatically over the last 20 years! Sad
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Same story globally, but most acute in Europe - as of 2025 just under 40% of ice has been lost since 2000, North American about 23% in the same timeframe.
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@Richard_Sideways, 40% !!! wow - that is scary

"..The Earth's climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, the UN's weather agency has warned.
This record "energy imbalance" heated the ocean to new heights last year and continued to melt our planet's ice caps.
And scientists fear that a natural warming phase called El Niño – expected to begin later this year - could soon bring further heat records..."


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c203rdxkezwo
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That's very sad. Skied there in the early 90's when I was pretty much learning (still am tbh, lol).
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