Weather on the Marmolada can be so unpredictable

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The Dolomites are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy. Typical of the Dolomites are the steep cliffs and peaks created by erosion and weathering. They form a part of the Southern Alps. The Dolomites, also known as the Pale Mountains, take their name from the carbonate rock dolomite. In August 2009, the Dolomites were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Marmolada of 3343 meter high is the highest mountain of the Dolomites. On it's norther side there is flat glacier. The ridge is composed of several summits, decreasing in altitude from west to east. An aerial tramway goes to the top of Punta Rocca. During the ski season the Marmolada's main ski run is opened for skiers and snowboarders alike, making it possible to ski down into the valley. On the south wall of the Marmolada there are beautiful routes for mountaineers and many of them are also suitable for hiking.

Marmolada is a mountain in northeastern Italy and the highest mountain - 3342m, of the Dolomites, a section of the Alps. An aerial tramway goes to the top of Punta Rocca - The queen of the Dolomites. Its brilliant white glacier dominates many a beautiful panorama and is much admired by walkers from near and distant trails. While mountains don't literally "make their own weather," they do sometimes provide additional catalysts to create localized disturbances which you might otherwise characterize as "bad weather" (thunderstorms, clouds, rain, etc). One of the big reasons that we seem to be 'caught' by the weather when we're on the mountain is that the mountain forces otherwise harmless air to ascend and condense. As the warm and moist air is forced to ascend the mountain, the air quickly cools and reaches its dew point, water droplets form and a vicious cycle is set in motion.

De Dolomieten zijn een bergketen in Italië die deel uitmaakt van de Zuidelijke Alpen. In 2009 werden de Dolomieten toegevoegd aan de Werelderfgoedlijst van UNESCO. Typisch voor de Dolomieten zijn de steile rotswanden en pieken, die zijn ontstaan door erosie en verwering. De bergketen is opgesplitst in twee delen: het oostelijke en het westelijke. De hoogste top van de Dolomieten, de Marmolada, is 3343 meter hoog. De Marmolada is een berg met een gletsjer. Nog ongeveer 15 andere bergen bereiken de grens van 3000 meter. Deze toppen zijn de hoogste bergtoppen in de Dolomieten en de Marmolada wordt daarom ook wel de koningin van de Dolomieten genoemd. De aanloop van de berg kan bereikt worden via de Fedaiapas. Je komt bij de Marmolada vanuit berghut Ciapela met een kabelbaan verdeeld in drie stukken: de eerste stopt bij Banc, de tweede gaat tot Serauta en de derde komt aan bij Punta Rocca. Vanaf hier gaat bij de berghut Ciapela de historische skipiste Bellunese naar beneden, 12 kilometer lang en zeker de mooiste piste van de Alpen. Op de zuidwand van de Marmolada zijn er prachtige routes voor bergbeklimmers en veel ervan zijn ook geschikt om te wandelen. Het weer op de Marmolada kan erg verraderlijk zijn. Omstandigheden veranderen razendsnel: het ene moment lijkt het bloedheet, maar zodra er wolken voor de zon schijnen kan het erg koud zijn. Een en ander hangt af van de hoogte waarop je vertoeft. De wind op grote hoogte is altijd sterker dan aan de grond. Windstoten van 200km/h of meer komen op de hoogste toppen dan ook geregeld voor.

Taken in: Italia / Trentino-Alto Adige / Canazei (show map)

Taken on: August 22, 2017

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