I was again at Hintertux for summer skiing, at the low point of the yearly snow cycle. The glaciers were dark... black even.
(Original source video is also available here.)
See below for a picture of one of the slopes. Notice the skier on the left.
Grass hills in the valley, however, were wonderfully green:
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Photos and videos (c) 2018 by Jari Arkko. All rights reserved.
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