It could be the perfect source of water for cities in the desert. No?
Here I was thinking “Tequila and mix” to go with all that ice and salt.
If you ever taste melted glacier, you would understand, NO!
Think of thousands of years collecting dust, bird poop, etc trapped in that ice, compressed down.
On glacier tours in Alaska, they scoop up some floating in Prince William Sound, wash it off with fresh water, put it on a platter with an ice pick. They invite to to chop some off to taste.
I could barely swallow with it in my mouth. If you are old enough to remember Alum being used for medicinal purposes, you know what it tasted like.