and marginal permafrost bodies. Stonenets and stripes are developed where a residual bedrock-derived debris mantle is present. They reflect frost-induced movements within the active layer. The latest of these movements probably occurred during the cold period
topographic conditions. Problems with the palaeoclimatic interpretation of their internal structure are also discussed. The results attest to the fact that fluctuations in firn-ice patches in the Tatras are probably most connected with the weather regimes