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En Cuc Ice Well

En Cuc Ice Well

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En Cuc Ice Well

Recommended by 3 hikers out of 4

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Parc Natural del Montseny

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Location: Cànoves I Samalús, Valles Oriental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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1. Vallforners Stream – Vallforners Reservoir loop from els Refugis del Montseny

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2. Vallforners Reservoir – El Sui loop from els Refugis del Montseny

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3. Vallforners Reservoir – El Sui loop from els Refugis del Montseny

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Francesc Garcia - MONTFRANC

November 12, 2022

Large, oval-shaped structure. It was built by excavating the natural rock of the mountain, on a small slope, it follows the orientation of the ridge and has a diameter of about 10 m and a depth of about 6 m. This construction is heavily covered by vegetation and its construction technique follows the circular excavation model reinforced by a small retaining wall.
Obaga ridge of the mountain where several accumulations and wells for the storage of snow are documented. Construction of a commercial nature that shows the trade in snow and the economic activities that can be developed in the high mountains. The adoption of this economic system must be related to a cold climatic period that allowed the storage of snow and its subsequent treatment and commercialization. The area of La Calma was very favorable due to the accumulation of snow, but so were many other more peripheral areas, in this case towards Can Cuc (border with the municipality of Cànoves).. These structures have been dated in the 17th and 18th centuries, a time of improvement in communications networks and economic-social relations between the mountain areas and urban centers which at the same time coincided with a cold climate period and a significant increase in the population. These wells are nestled next to a soft bottom, facing north, to withstand the cold longer. These are open structures. Possibly these wells were filled by making snowballs, rolling them through gentle depressions and throwing snow on top to cover the cracks, they could be covered by perishable materials (such as twigs, ferns,...) and earth. In the summer they would be uncovered again and loaded into carts and taken down, to be marketed in nearby towns or urban centers further away

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David Jl

September 11, 2023

Large, oval-shaped structure. It was built by excavating the natural rock of the mountain, on a small slope, it follows the orientation of the ridge and has a diameter of about 10 m and a depth of about 6 m. This construction is heavily covered by vegetation and its construction technique follows the circular excavation model reinforced by a small retaining wall.
Obaga ridge of the mountain where several accumulations and wells for the storage of snow are documented. Construction of a commercial nature that shows the trade in snow and the economic activities that can be developed in the high mountains. The adoption of this economic system must be related to a cold climatic period that allowed the storage of snow and its subsequent treatment and commercialization. The area of La Calma was very favorable due to the accumulation of snow, but so were many other more peripheral areas, in this case towards Can Cuc (border with the municipality of Cànoves).. These structures have been dated in the 17th and 18th centuries, a time of improvement in communications networks and economic-social relations between the mountain areas and urban centers which at the same time coincided with a cold climate period and a significant increase in the population. These wells are nestled next to a soft bottom, facing north, to withstand the cold longer. These are open structures. Possibly these wells were filled by making snowballs, rolling them through gentle depressions and throwing snow on top to cover the cracks, they could be covered by perishable materials (such as twigs, ferns,...) and earth. In the summer they would be uncovered again and loaded into carts and taken down, to be sold in nearby towns or urban centers further away.

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Location: Cànoves I Samalús, Valles Oriental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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En Cuc Ice Well

1. Vallforners Stream – Vallforners Reservoir loop from els Refugis del Montseny

2. Vallforners Reservoir – El Sui loop from els Refugis del Montseny

3. Vallforners Reservoir – El Sui loop from els Refugis del Montseny

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