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Snow Oven (Snow Cave)

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    1. Schafkogelsee – View of the Totes Gebirge loop from Mitterstoder

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    Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    June 30, 2023

    Water droplets form the snow. Very beautiful!

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      This "snow hole" got its name because people used to melt snow there in large copper kettles to water the cows.

      Most alpine pastures in the Totes Gebirge (hence the name) don't have their own water sources, and the dairymaids used to help themselves by collecting rainwater in large tubs. In dry summers, they melted snow and used mountain pines as firewood.

      The last time snow was melted this way was in 1937.

      stodertalfreunde.blogspot.com/2013/06/schneeofen-auf-der-ho.html

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        Location: Hinterstoder, Bezirk Kirchdorf, Upper Austria, Austria

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