Snow thrower in the Austrian Alps
The Grossglockner High Alpine Road has been visited by about fifty million visitors since 1935. The most famous of all alpine roads ends before the highlight of the Hohe Tauern National Park: the highest mountain and the largest glacier in Austria, the Grossglockner (3,798m) and the Pasterze. Since 1953 the rotary ploughs – Wallack system – and several GROHAG specialists clear in 25 days each year in April the 600,000m3 to of snow between walls of snow up to 21 metres high. The use of modern technology greatly extends the opening times on the Glockner Road. If it was only 132 days in 1937, one could visit the Glockner Road on 276 days in 1963. In recent times the opening times no longer orientate on climatic conditions, but also according to economic considerations.
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Location: Grossglockner High Alpine Road, Hohe Tauern National Park, Alps, Austria, Europe
Photo credit: © Andy Christiani / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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