The first hall in Snezna jama (Snow Cave). We are standing on a more than 15 meters deep layer of ice - an ex frozen lake. These pillars are of about the same height! August 19th, 2006. Comments[ Post a Comment ] | Mark Doiron | Amazing! | | 
Voted 10/10 | Nature always has a new trick to amaze, doesn't she? --mark d. | | Posted Aug 21, 2006 1:01 pm |
 | | Vid Pogachnik | Re: Amazing! | | 
Hasn't voted | Yes, indeed. These ice columns are more or less permanent, but they say that there are also times when they melt. I don't know why, but the average temperature in this hall is lowering in recent years.
Thanks for visiting!
Cheers! | | Posted Aug 21, 2006 1:47 pm |
| Lupino | Congratulation | | 
Voted 10/10 | Very interesting picture and curious phenomenon.
Ciao
Paolo | | Posted Aug 28, 2006 9:02 am |
| | Vid Pogachnik | Re: Congratulation | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks, Paolo. I thought this ice is the only attraction of this cave, but was surprised with its stalaktites and stalagmites too. | | Posted Aug 28, 2006 4:35 pm |
| | Vid Pogachnik | Re: Spectacular! | |
Hasn't voted | There are many ice caves in the northern Austria, in Tennengebirge and Dachstein. I guess there must be just appropriate temperature in order that water can flow and later freeze. Klaus (Wuedesau) is professor for this :-) | | Posted Aug 28, 2006 4:38 pm |
| Erik Beeler | Just Begging... | | 
Voted 10/10 | to be climbed. ;) Nice picture. | | Posted Dec 5, 2006 4:43 pm |
| | Vid Pogachnik | Re: Just Begging... | |
Hasn't voted | ;) | | Posted Dec 8, 2006 3:18 pm |
| Mountainman 69 | Wow... | | 
Voted 10/10 | One can be endlessly astonished about the grace of nature. Thanks for that pic, man. | | Posted Feb 27, 2007 11:50 am |
| | Vid Pogachnik | Re: Wow... | |
Hasn't voted | You're welcome :) | | Posted Feb 27, 2007 2:55 pm |
| Rafa Bartolome | Ice caves | | 
Voted 10/10 | I love the ice columns. If you like it, in the page of Peña Blanca you had interesting images of the Ice Cave of Lecherines as well: Peña Blanca's Gallery.
| | Posted Mar 18, 2007 8:01 pm |
| | Vid Pogachnik | Re: Ice caves | |
Hasn't voted | Aha. Very interesting! | | Posted Mar 18, 2007 9:17 pm |
| pcirani@tiscali.it | Would be... | | 
Voted 10/10 | ...any ice climber paradise...! but I imagine is somewhat forbidden.. Great Shot!
| | Posted Mar 20, 2007 10:32 pm |
| | Vid Pogachnik | Re: Would be... | |
Hasn't voted | Yes, it's one rare such example in Slovenia. | | Posted Mar 22, 2007 7:26 am |
| EricChu | Absolutely amazing! | | 
Voted 10/10 | No words!! | | Posted Nov 6, 2009 12:21 pm |
| | Vid Pogachnik | Re: Absolutely amazing! | |
Hasn't voted | :) | | Posted Nov 6, 2009 5:25 pm |
| JoelSkok | Milky ice | | 
Voted 10/10 | I am surprised to see this color, perhaps a component of the ice is a dissolved mineral like calcium, in the water. Very impressive picture, glad I stumbled upon your gallery. How do you say it? pecina? Does that mean cave in Slovenian? My grandfather was from near Bled. Pleased to meet you, I will look at more of your pictures now. | | Posted May 30, 2012 7:32 pm |
| | Vid Pogachnik | Re: Milky ice | |
Hasn't voted | Hi, Joel!
Well, the colour of ice may be also a bit distorted, because the picture was taken in artificial light (I don't remember, probably also with a flash). But some minerals certainly are dissolved in the ice, even if this feature is quite close to the surface, so not deep underground.
It's interesting to know that your descendants are from near Bled! Then may be once you have a chance to come over the pond;)
'Pecina' is more Serbian or Croatian. In Slovenian 'pecina' means a 'crag'. A 'cave' would be 'jama'.
Thank you for all kind words and wisits of my pages!
Cheers!
Vid | | Posted Jun 1, 2012 9:29 am |
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