Mosjesee
Milky turquoise reservoir fed by glacier meltwater, storing water for power and snowmaking.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Mosjesee above Zermatt looks past the postcard at what the turquoise water in front of you actually is, and why it was put here. It follows the water back up the valley to the Findel Glacier, the scientists from the University of Zurich who measured it, and the job this basin does for the village below. Best heard from the shore on the Five Lakes Walk, between Blauherd and Sunnegga.
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