THE NIVOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF THE BÂRGĂU MOUNTAINS WITH RELEVANCE FOR THE PRACTICE OF WINTER SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
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https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeag.67(2).18Keywords:
snow cover, snowpack, reliable snow cover, snow section (pit snow), stratigraphic profile, winter sports, winter leisure, winter season, climate change, land reclamationAbstract
The Bârgău Mountains are located in the northern group of the Eastern Carpathians and represent a territory with a vocation for practicing winter sports (especially cross-country skiing), but also for sports leisure (hiking, cross-country skiing, freeride). This is due to the snow potential of the mountainous area, especially above 1000 m, where the specific phenomena of winter favor the deposition of a thick layer of snow, which, however, fluctuates in duration and thickness depending on climatic variations affecting the region. The analysis of the snow potential was based on the observations made during 2018-2022, on winter phenomena and snow deposits, and the data obtained were correlated with the morphometric characteristics of the relief, finally establishing the optimal areas for certain sports and leisure activities.
Received 2022 June 16; Revised 2022 June 30; Accepted 2022 July 04; Available online 2022 June 30; Available print 2022 August 30.
REZUMAT. Potențialul nivologic al Munților Bârgău, cu relevanță pentru practicarea sporturilor de iarnă și a activităților recreative. Munții Bârgăului sunt situați în grupa nordică a Carpaților Orientali și reprezintă un teritoriu cu vocație pentru practicarea sporturilor de iarnă (în special a schiului fond), dar și a agrementului sportiv (drumeție, schi de tură, freeride). Acest fapt se datorează potențialului nivologic al arealului montan, mai ales peste altitudinea de 1000 m, unde fenomenele specifice iernii favorizează depunerea unui strat consistent de zăpadă, care, totuși, fluctuează ca durată și ca grosime în funcție de variațiile climatice care afectează regiunea. Analiza potențialului nivologic s-a bazat pe observațiile efectuate în perioada, 2018-2022, asupra fenomenelor de iarnă și asupra depozitelor de zăpadă, iar datele obținute au fost corelate cu caracteristicile morfometrice ale reliefului, în final stabilindu-se suprafețele optime pentru anumite activități sportive și agrementale.
Cuvinte cheie: cuvertură de zăpadă, depozit de zăpadă, strat fiabil de zăpadă, secțiune prin zăpadă, profil stratigrafic, sporturi de iarnă, agrement de iarnă, sezon de iarnă, schimbări climatice, bonitarea terenului
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