 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi, have a business trip in early march near etna and hoping to combine a few days sking, can not find a lot on the internet regarding the area /hotels/piste etc , can anybody help out ??
Many thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well the snow is supposed to be pretty good at the moment
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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andolini. I've not skied there, but the history of Etna's skiing has been much affected (to put it mildly) by regular eruptions. These have destroyed the ski infrastructure - lifts and buildings - from time to time, so I don't know what's currently operating.
It would be fantastic to have an update on the scene up there - there used to be two ski areas (northern and southern) on Etna, but I've seen no reports for a while.
Hope you get to ski it - please keep us posted.
And welcome to snowHeads!
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Cheers Dave, and thanks for the welcome, have mailed the tourist office in catania but not heard back yet , think the last
eruption was in 2002 and like you say some lifts destroyed, think on the lower section.
Hoping to sort something out rather than fork out for 2 trips in march , seems mad as you like to ski the side of an active volcano !
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Nice one , thanks rob .
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I've skied there for one morning, a few years ago. There are (were) a few moderately steep pistes on the south and the north flanks of the volcano, but generally fairly limited terrain is available. You need a lot of snow for off-piste because the terrain is so rough. If you want views of the summit craters (which are usually emitting copious quantities of volcanic gas) the skiing on the north flank near Linguaglossa offers better sightseeing from the ski slopes (assuming that lifts and pistes have been rebuilt since the last eruption).
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Cheers for help regarding etna, off tomorrow back thurs, will let you know what
it's like sking on an active volcanoe !
Apparently can view the sea whilst sking, will sort some pics hopefully,
looking forward to some good food/ipod and the local limoncello !
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Anyone know whats the latest with Etna skiing, open this season or not?
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