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FILE: Competitors climb the Rosablanche peak (3191m at the highest point crossed) during the 22nd Glacier Patrol race in the mountains between Zermatt and Verbier

Video. Summer skiers head to melting glacier as heatwave grips France

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Hundreds of skiers headed to the Grande Motte glacier in Tignes to escape France's heatwave and enjoy summer skiing. But visitors and experts say the glacier is shrinking rapidly, with scientists warning it could disappear within 10 to 15 years.

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