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| The perfect G n T made with glacial ice and a slice |
How far will you go to put some ice in your drink? Well the other day we headed off to search for the most perfect lump of frozen water we could find - layers of snow, crushed over hundreds of years into a beautifully clear lump of turquoise ice. This natural ice maker was the snout of the Zinal Glacier.
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| A 5km walk from Zinal following the Navisence towards the Pointe de Zinal |
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| The ice caves at the snout of the Zinal Glacier |
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| Inside the ice caves |
Five icy masses - the Glacier du Cornier, Bouquetins, Durand, L'Obergabelorn and Mountet - creep down from the head of the valley and merge together to become the Zinal glacier. From the village, it's a 5 km walk south, following the Navisence river to its source - the turquoise blue ice caves at the snout of the glacier. These days it's 1.7 km further than it was 120 years ago, but the extra walk is definitely worth it.
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| Fifty shades of blue |
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| The most perfect lump of ice |
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