Germany’s Last Glacier Ski Resort Disappears as Zugspitze’s Platt Lift Is Torn Down

Germany’s Last Glacier Ski Resort Disappears as Zugspitze’s Platt Lift is Torn Down

The glaciers are melting, like here at the Zugspitze. | Image: Zugspitze FB An era in German winter sports is drawing to a close as the final ski lift on the Zugspitze glacier area is being dismantled this week — a sad sign of how climate change is reshaping alpine landscapes. Operators of the Bayerische Zugspitzbahn AG began taking apart the Platt Lift on March 20, after more than half a century of service. Opened in 1967, the lift had long car…

Climate change is reshaping the Alps. At the peak of Germany’s highest mountain, a ski lift was demolished after the slope down the Scheeferner glacier melted, leading the lift operator to begin dismantling the structure after more than 50 years of servic

Climate change is reshaping the Alps. At the peak of Germany’s highest mountain, a ski lift was demolished after the slope down the Scheeferner glacier