Glacier garden Dossen The Gletschergarten Dossen (glacier
garden) – a witness of the last Ice Age - is located above Furi
(1,953 m. above sea level), about 30 minutes from the hamlet.
The retreat of the Gornergletscher glacier, the second largest
glacier in the Alps, has left potholes exposed here. These were
created by melt water that flowed down to the bed of the glacier
through glacial crevasses. This melt water ran together to form
streams, creating eddies with flow rates of up to 200 km/h. The
remains of a soapstone (steatite) quarry can also be seen here.
Crockery was once manufactured from this soft stone, as well as
artistically carved stoves, which can still be seen today in
many Oberwallis rooms.