How the shift of warm ice in #polythermal #glacier triggers #Bergsturz -sized rock slides: i.e. Bliggspitze (AT), Piz #Scerscen (CH) -> Keyword: buildup of hydrostatic pressure; new failure mechanism proposed esurf.copernicus.org/articles/13/...

Two absolutely iconic images of the 5.6 km long Piz #Scerscen rock avalanche deposit! 🗻❄️🪨

Striking to note that it reached almost the LIA frontal position (located few tens of meters downstream)

(Source Municipality of Samedan/Keystone)

Nach gigantischem Bergsturz im Engadin: «Der ganze Tschierva-Gletscher ist abrasiert» Ein riesiger Bergsturz in der Berninagruppe hat gerade Millionen Tonnen Gestein ins Tal befördert. Ein Glaziologe erklärt die Folgen für den Tschierva-Gletscher.

Welche Folgen hat der #Bergsturz am Piz #Scerscen für den Tschierva-Gletscher, der nun unter den Geröllmassen liegt? Glaziologe Matthias Huss erklärt. 🏔🪨🧊

#Bergwelt #Schweiz #Alpen #Gletscher

A webcam at the #Corvatsch skiing station captured the 14 April 2024 Piz #Scerscen rock avalanche:- eos.org/thelandslide...
Images downloaded by Silvan Leinss from Gamma Remote Sensing
#pizscerscen #landslide #Alps

BEFORE/AFTER Piz #Scerscen rock avalanche from #Corvatsch resort 🪨❄️😲
Note dust layer covering all the area outside main rock deposit!
Volume 1M m3
Scar 3730-3400 m asl
Niche area ~1.25 km² of which collapsed glacier area ~0.84 km²
Runout ~5.5 km
(Estimates R. Scotti/J. Beutel)

Woww, brutal!! 😱
7am, 14 April 2024, a large rock avalanche occurred on West face of Piz #Scerscen (3970m, Bernina) around 3600m
eos.org/thelandslide...
~1 million M3 and 5 km runout!
As a frequent visitor to the covered area, just got goose bumps!
Pic SAC Bernina
@davepetley