Cultural Heritage

The dead ice pits in Jordbrudalen

Situated along Gudbrandsdalsleden
The dead ice pits in Jordbrudalen is both a natural and a cultural monument. The name itself indicates an old road, and reflects the fact that there has been a bridge of soil between the pits in the valley.

The pits are formed by ice at the end of the last ice age. Some blocks of ice were left behind after the active glacier had receded, so-called "dead ice". These blocks of ice were covered by sand and gravel up to sea level. They were thus isolated, and received a subsequent melting, and we got the formation of pits.