Furthermore, in the Julian Alps there are numerous small glacial bodies still active at much lower altitudes than the rest of the Alps. This is due to two factors: i) the Alpine temperature gradient from west to east which sees the isotherms lowering with the same latitude; ii) the high winter snowfall which, combined with the morphology of the mountains, channel frequent avalanches into the accumulation basins.

In 2012, the then FVG Meteorological Union later transformed into SMA-A in 2020, installed the automatic high altitude weather station on Mount Canin near the remnants of the eastern glacier at 2203 m above sea level. During the summer of 2021, the first permanent weather station in Sella Nevea was activated, initially equipped with sensors for air temperature, relative humidity, and a heated rain gauge. The station is also equipped with a manual snow gauge and webcam.