Moiry Glacier — Switzerland

About this spectacle

The Moiry Glacier descends from the high peaks of the Pennine Alps in Valais, Switzerland, offering visitors a close encounter with a living river of ice. From the Lac de Moiry, a vivid turquoise reservoir formed by glacial melt, you can watch crevassed ice walls calve and reflect in still water. The surrounding cirque of jagged ridgelines and snow-dusted summits frames the glacier in dramatic relief. Hiking trails along the moraines bring you near the snout of the ice, where meltwater streams trickle over polished rock. The air carries a crisp, mineral coldness even in summer, and the silence is broken only by the occasional crack of shifting ice or the rush of glacial streams. As the glacier has retreated in recent decades, the exposed rock tells a visible story of climate change, making this as much a document of our time as a spectacle of natural beauty.

When to go

Jun — Sep, peak Jul — Aug

Getting there

Nearest airport: SIR. Nearest city: Sierre.

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