Since 1987, the periglacial investigation area "Furggentalti", located in the western part of the Bernese Alps (Switzerland), has been studied by the Department of Geography of the University of Bern. The test site extends over a range of approximately two square kilometers and is rich in periglacial forms, including solifluction lobes and several small rock glaciers. Investigations are carried out through process studies and longterm monitoring of rock glacier and solifluction activity, snow coverage and local climate. In a multi-method approach, the monitoring combines the use of known methods with the development of new techniques for studying periglacial phenomena. Methods applied include land and aerial survey as well as digital terrestrial and aerial photogrammetry, an automatic camera monitoring snow coverage, miniaturized temperature loggers and three automatic weather stations.
