Roseg Glacier

The Roseggletscher (Romansh Vadret da Roseg, ie va'dret because rozetɕ ) is a glacier on the northern slope of the Bernina Range in Graubünden. He is just over 4 km long and in its accumulation zone together with the sub- glacial Vadret da la Sella ( Sella Glacier) up to 4 km wide, but narrows sharply towards the valley toward. The two glaciers cover an area of ​​8 km ².

The Firngebiet Roseg lies on 3'500 meters above sea level. M. on the rocky ridge between Piz Glüschaint and Dschimels (Italian: I Gemelli ), over which the border between Italy and Switzerland runs. The Sella Glacier starts below the steep western flank of Piz Roseg at the Fuorcia da la Sella at 3'265 m. Both glaciers, which are connected to Firngebiet, extending north to the Val Roseg. The tongue of the Roseg extends to the Lej da Vadret ( glacial ) to 2,160 m, a so-called Zungenbeckensee ( 1.5 km long and 300 m wide), which has only emerged in the mid-20th century. It is drained by the creek Ova da Roseg to Flaz and finally to the Inn.

In the course of since the 1990s greatly accelerated Abschmelztendenz the connection between the Nährbecken and the tongue is almost torn off, causing the flowing movement of the tongue was significantly reduced and expect a gänzliches melting of the tongue within a few years (see photos).

In the middle of the Little Ice Age of the 19th century and until 1934, the Roseggletscher united with the eastern Tschierva and handed to the vicinity of present-day Hotel Roseg. After a strong decrease of both glaciers of the Lej was behind the medial moraine, which forms a stop in the valley since Vadret dammed. After heavy rains in the summer of 1954, the outflow created a new way through the bar, a part of the lake broke out and caused the Engadine significant flood damage.

On the slope west of the Roseg to 2,610 m is the Cham Coaz, a hut of the Swiss Alpine Club and the starting point for glacier tours and mountain climbing in Firngebiet of the glacier.