Suretta Sud Glacier - Servizio Glaciologico Lombardo

Glacier
Dynamic
Phase
Terminus
variation
Minimum
altitude (m)
Snow Line
Altitude
Last survey
Col de la Mare DM ass. 2003
San Giacomo S DF ass. 2000
Pizzo Tresero N DM ass. 2002
Punta Sforzellina W E 2002
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Notes (Operators)
no residual snow cover, 2 huge landslides cover 30% of its
surface (G. Cola)
almost fully covered by debris, no snow cover, loss of mass
since the previous survey (G. Cola)
several debris flows over the ice, almost without snow cover
since the beginning of August (A.C. Galluccio)
negligible, residual ice mass at the edge of the proglacial lake
(P. Pagliardi)
Sobretta NE Sup. DF irr. 2002 patch of ice with some residual snow (G. Cola, R. Scotti)
Sobretta NE Inf. E ass. 2002
full debris cover, reclassified as “minor glacial formation” (G.
Cola, R. Scotti)
Sobretta NW DF 3220 2002
separation of the upper right plate, strong retreat (D. Colombarolli)
Profa DF n.v. 1998
separation of the left plate, strong shrinkage (D. Colombarolli)
Monte Gavia NW DL 2980 2980 2000
full snow cover, positive annual balance, slight mass loss from
the last survey (D. Colombarolli)
Passo Savoretta E ass. 1996
small ice patch covered by debris, reclassified as “minor glacial
formation” (D. Colombarolli)
Pietre Rosse N DF ass. 2002 no snow cover, strong shrinkage (P. Pagliardi)
Piano delle Platigliole NEO
small patch of firn and snow of aeolian origin, firstly observed
in 2007 (A. Galluccio, P. Pagliardi)
Adamello
Lavedole E 2002
small, debris buried ice patch, reclassified as “minor glacial
formation” (A. Toffaletti)
Cima Laste N DL 2730 2002
full snow cover, slight decrement from the last survey (P.
Pagliardi)
Cima Wanda DL 2800 2002
extended snow cover, slight decrement from the last survey
(P. Pagliardi)
Remulo S 2900 2900 2003
minimal size but substantially unchanged from the previous
survey, full snow cover (V. Paneri)
Macesso E 2002
reduced to a small patch, reclassified as “minor glacial formation”
(V.Paneri)
Triangolo E 2000 no residual snow or ice (V. Paneri)
Orobie
Monte Torena Sup. S 2740 2740 2000
full snow cover, substantially stable from the previous survey
(L. Pironi)
Druet DF irr. 2002 withdrawal of the terminus, net decrement (M. Butti,R. Scotti)
Fascere DF irr. 2002
some seasonal snow patches, fully covered by debris, strong
loss of mass (M. Butti, R. Scotti)
Pioda Inf. DM 2500 2500 2002 full snow cover, overall loss of mass (M. Butti, R. Scotti)
Pioda Sup. DM 2585 2585 2002 full snow cover, overall loss of mass (M. Butti, R. Scotti)
Pizzo Brunone DF 2510 2510 2001
buried ice plate headed to extinction, covered by annual snow
(M. Merati)
Bocchetta di Podavitt DM 2345 2345 2001
almost stable surface but net mass decrement (R. Bianchi,
G.M. Lucini)
Podavista S 2130 2120 1999
very extensive snow cover, substantially unchanged (R. Bianchi,
G.M. Lucini)
M. Costone E irr. 2001
no ice left, reclassified as “minor glacial formation” (M. Zambenedetti)
Recastello DM n.v. 2001
significant loss of mass since the last survey (S. D’Adda, F.
Mocci)
Abbreviations: N.M.: Not measured; n.v.: Not evaluated; ass: Absent; irr.: Irregular
2008 glaciological
Survey