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Weißsee Glacier World, Hohe Tauern National Park, state of Salzburg, Austria, Eastern Alps, Europe

Weißsee Glacier World in Hohe Tauern National Park, state of Salzburg, Austria, Eastern Alps, Europe. Directions: from Uttendorf, follow the toll-free road 16 km through Stubachtal to Enzingerboden valley station of the cable car. Take 6-seater gondolas to middle station Grünsee (1,740 m) (closed in 2023, requiring walking up 850 feet in 2 miles round trip) then ride the second stage gondolas to mountain station Berghotel Rudolfshütte at Weißsee (2,300 m). Trees felled by a recent windstorm disabled the lower lift, so I hiked to reach the upper cable car ride. This tarn outlook excludes the area's dominating dam and ski infrastructure. Lack of snow on the crest of the Austrian Alps has left rapidly shrinking glaciers and has shrunk Weißsee's water level to a very low level as of in summer 2023.

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Highlights 2023, 2023 Jul: Alps: Bavaria; Tyrol; Salzburg; Dolomites, AUSTRIA: Tyrol & Salzburg, Eastern Alps
Weißsee Glacier World in Hohe Tauern National Park, state of Salzburg, Austria, Eastern Alps, Europe. Directions: from Uttendorf, follow the toll-free road 16 km through Stubachtal to Enzingerboden valley station of the cable car. Take 6-seater gondolas to middle station Grünsee (1,740 m) (closed in 2023, requiring walking up 850 feet in 2 miles round trip) then ride the second stage gondolas to mountain station Berghotel Rudolfshütte at Weißsee (2,300 m). Trees felled by a recent windstorm disabled the lower lift, so I hiked to reach the upper cable car ride. This tarn outlook excludes the area's dominating dam and ski infrastructure. Lack of snow on the crest of the Austrian Alps has left rapidly shrinking glaciers and has shrunk Weißsee's water level to a very low level as of in summer 2023.
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