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  • The U.S. Freeskiing Team Hits The U.S. Freeskiing Team Hits Up Mammoth - Almost Live Season 5 Episode 11

    • From: TetonGravityResearch
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      In episode 11 of "Almost Live" Season 5, the U.S. Freeskiing team heads to Mammoth for spring training. Consider this a sneak peak of what people will throw down in Sochi.

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  • News: Backcountry.com Signs TG News: Backcountry.com Signs TGR Athlete Ian McIntosh To Pro Team

    • From: TetonGravityResearch
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      Ian McIntosh

      Canadian pro freeskier Ian McIntosh is a hard-charging specimen of brute strength, raw talent, and pure style. Today, Backcountry.com, online specialty retailer of premium outdoor gear, welcomes McIntosh to their 34-member Pro Team. No slouch to slashing turns on steep powder faces, electrifying crowds at comps, or bringing his A-game for the camera, McIntosh joins an elite athlete roster that includes some of the most talented professionals in skiing, snowboarding, mountaineering, rock climbing, and mountain biking.

      “We are super excited about having Ian join our program,” said Jonny Atencio, Sports Marketing Manager at Backcountry.com. “I've known Ian since he was competing on the Freeride Tour – the guy is a beast. His ability to seek out and ski unique lines is uncanny. We look forward to Ian's contributions to our community, as he will be providing product reviews, answering questions, and uploading photos and video to the Backcountry.com site.”

      Growing up in the Kootenays in interior British Columbia, Canada, McIntosh has had skis strapped to his feet since he was two-years-old. As part of a family that was crazy about skiing – his grandfather is still an instructor at age 85 – McIntosh honed his love for speed and technique as a ski racer during his early years. But, as he got older, the big mountains were calling McIntosh’s name – which prompted a move to Whistler in 2004.

      “Having an avid skiing family, it was natural for me to gain a huge love for the mountains,” said McIntosh. “I was ski touring with my family from age 10. But, my love for powder quickly overtook my love for racing and I found myself completely addicted to skiing and over the years became a successful ski bum. Many things helped me hone my skills over the years from racing to the Freeski Tour, but I attribute everything to those early years as a kid where my passion for the mountains was born.”
      After a few years on the freeride comp circuit, where he took second-place overall on the Freeski World Tour in 2004 and won the North American crown the same year, McIntosh was invited to shoot with leading ski-film company Teton Gravity Research (TGR) – a dream of his. This opportunity opened the door to McIntosh’s ski career as he has become a leading athlete in not only TGR’s annual ski films, but many others including Warren Miller and Red Bull productions. In 2007, McIntosh won the Powder Magazine Awards “Breakthrough Performance” honor.

      “My skiing today is evolving as I become more and more focused on going places where not many have ever been and skiing mountains and lines that have never been ridden,” said McIntosh. “Bigger challenges and bigger rewards are waiting. Joining Backcountry.com is super exciting for me because I think that I embody the backcountry spirit as strong as most.”
      Consisting of some of the most experienced and respected athletes in the world, Backcountry.com’s Pro Team members are ambassadors – and affiliates – for the site. Through adding product reviews, updating their personal profile pages, and sharing news across their social media channels, Backcountry.com athletes are an extension of the brand helping connect and engage customers and the Backcountry.com community.

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  • How to make $100k with no budg How to make $100k with no budget

    • From: brigidmander
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      Max Hammer
      The Co-Lab’s open-to-the-skiing-public status has sent an unknown number of pro and amateur athletes to spend their season creating the best edit possible. Only ten weeks are left before submissions are due, and the $100,000 prize purse has many athletes hungry. We caught up with Max Hammer, a Jackson Hole-based pro skier, to see what his edit is all about, and how he’s creating a zero budget attempt at a very large prize purse.

      How did you hear about the contest in the first place, and what do you think about the format?

      I read about it on the Internet, and I saw there was a huge cash prize. So I thought, shoot, I like making videos. Right now, a lot of ski movies are pretty patterned, so I think letting people do what they want and be creative is awesome. 

      What’s the process of putting an edit together like?

      I spent some time trying to figure out the best approach, and trying to get help from people I know. I thought a one run edit [at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort] would be different, just about why I like to ski there so much. I had to figure out what run I wanted to do. It was surprisingly easy to get JHMR on board to let me film the line, and then I had to find people to lend equipment, and help film.

      It’s been pretty cool, actually. I had eight people helping me film: four friends from growing up here in Jackson, and my old race coach [photographer Jonathan Selkowitz], who was one of my first influences in skiing, and a few other filmers helped me out as well. The editing is a group effort between a few of us.

      How do you feel about putting together something on no budget?

      I’m not that worried about it. It’d be really cool to win, but I also like that I’ll still have something out there that a lot of people will see. I don’t know how it will live up to other edits. We did my segment so far in like, an hour. My ski footage is just from one morning at JHMR. 

      There probably are pros with budgets making stuff for this, but there are a lot of people who are really good, using okay equipment too.

      What does this new realm of video contests mean for to you, and for skiers?

      It’s a really cool opportunity. It’s a platform to put your stuff out there. You can do YouTube, and try to push your edit, but a contest like this can really maximize what the internet can do for you now. I did one freeski comp, and it just didn’t seem like my scene at all. I like making videos, I like the concept, I’ve no issues with it.

      What else do you have going on this winter?

      I’ve been filming a lot with TGR; so hopefully I’ll have a more normal segment next year. I had two airs into Corbets in last year’s movie, but this time we’ve had the whole season to work on it. One of my main goals would be to go Alaska with TGR , but I have to go back to school [at Dartmouth College] on April 10th. I just have to finish my senior fellowship, which is an animation project.

      Line skis and poles are on sale through Backcountry.com at 20-40% Off

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  • Glacier Express - Director's C Glacier Express - Director's Cut - Salomon Freeski TV

    • From: salomonfreeski
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      This the extended version of the Salomon Freeski TV Season 5 episode - Glacier Express. Until now it has only been seen at film festivals. The 'Good Times' crew rides again. This time Kaj Zackrisson and Mike Douglas ski Switzerland using only the train to get around. In a challenging season in the Alps, the boys do a pretty good job of finding a lot of good powder.

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  • trip. E01: Ski on colored snow trip. E01: Ski on colored snow!

    • From: huckampchuck
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      Colored snow...This is for sure a world première! In this first episode of trip, Nicolas and Loris Falquet and Jérémie Heitz are riding colored snow in Les Marécottes, Switzerland. 15 days of work were necessary to produce this 2 minutes clip. Enjoy and share!

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  • trip. S01E00: Trailer trip. S01E00: Trailer

    • From: huckampchuck
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      Trip. is the new webisode project of the Falquet Brothers. This project can be summed up in this words: Not another webseries! Nicolas and Loris will prove that not everything has been made in the freeski industry in capturing on screen some of their craziest ideas! Enjoy a first taste!

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  • Poor Man's Heli - Salomon Free Poor Man's Heli - Salomon Freeski TV S6 E12

    • From: salomonfreeski
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      Antoine Boisselier has stared across at the Belledonne Mountains his whole life. He's always dreamed of laying ski tracks on their difficult-to-access slopes. Two years ago, he and a group of close friends launched their paragliders from across the valley and took a chance.

      Music:
      Development
      by
      Niklas Aman
      Courtesy of Niklas Aman

      Too Cold
      by
      Current Swell
      Courtesy of Nettwerk One Music

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  • Ski Ballet - Bon Appetit - Sal Ski Ballet - Bon Appetit - Salomon Freeski TV

  • Guillaume Harleaux Freeski Ed Guillaume Harleaux Freeski Edit - Eider

    • From: eiderouterwear
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      A freeride session with Eider athlete Guillaume Harleaux in Grand Massif with ideal conditions.

      Music: Yuna (Adventure Club Remix) By Lullabies

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  • Ski Ballet - Bon Appetit - Sal Ski Ballet - Bon Appetit - Salomon Freeski TV

  • Superpipe Finals - AspenSnowma Superpipe Finals - AspenSnowmass Freeskiing Open

    • From: aspensnowmass
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      Some of the world's best riders threw down this weekend at the Aspen/Snowmass Freeskiing Open. Here are the top three men's and women's skiers competing in the X Games pipe at Buttermilk. Final results are below.

      MEN’S SUPERPIPE FINAL RESULTS
      1st – Aaron Blunck, Crested Butte, CO. – $5,000
      Winning run: Right 900 tail, left 900 tail, flair bro-kang grab, ally oop flat 540 safety, ally oop dub flat 720, switch left 720 mute

      2nd – Alex Ferreira, Aspen, CO. – $2,500
      Run: Left 1080 tail, switch right 720 japan, left 900 tail, right 900 tail, ally oop flat 540 mute

      3rd – Walter Wood, Evergreen, CO. – $1,500
      Run: Right 900 tail, left 900 tail, flair truck driver, flair tail grab, right 1080 tail, switch right ally oop 900

      WOMEN’S SUPERPIPE FINAL RESULTS
      1st – Annalisa Drew, Andover, MA. – $1,500
      Winning run: Left 900 to ally oop, left 540 to straight air safety, left 540 mute, straight air safety, left 720

      2nd – Maggie Stout, Ottsville, PA. – $750
      Run: Straight air mute grab, left 540 mute, right 540, left 540 japan, straight air japan, left 720

      3rd – Jamie Crane-Mauzy, Park City, UT. – $300
      Run: Straight air mute, left 540 mute, right 540, straight air safety, flair safety grab, left 360

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  • Trip. S01E00: Trailer Trip. S01E00: Trailer

    • From: huckampchuck
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      Nicolas and Loris Falquet are two swiss professional freeskiers and film makers.

      For the last 15 years they have been travelling the world to capture on screen great performances on skis and promote the freeski scene through their innovative film and webisode projects.

      Their new project, called trip. is a concentrate of solid skiing mixed with unexpected and original ideas.

      Trip. can be summed up in this words: Not another web series!

       

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  • Austrian Freeski Open Training Austrian Freeski Open Training Day - Atomic Airtime

    • From: atomicsnow
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      Get a first look at the slopestyle course of the Austrian Freeski Open in Kitzsteinhorn. Great weather and an epic course made for an awesome training day at the 11th edition of the AFO.

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  • Not Another GoPro Edit - Salom Not Another GoPro Edit - Salomon Freeski TV S6 E11

    • From: salomonfreeski
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      A new GoPro edit is uploaded to the internet every 3.57 seconds, but trust us when we tell you, this is not just another GoPro edit. Featuring the skiing of: Mark Abma, Kaj Zackrisson, Cody Townsend, Chris Rubens, Alexi Godbout, Mike Douglas, Tommy Ellingson, AJ Kemppainen, Vincent Gagnier, and more.

      Music:
      'Forgotten' by Mattafix
      Written by Marlon Roudette & Preetesh Hirji
      Courtesy of Ol Media

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  • Red Bull Playstreets Gus Kenwo Red Bull Playstreets Gus Kenworthy Final Runs - Atomic Airtime

    • From: atomicsnow
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      The Red Bull Playstreets is a one of a kind freeski event: a slopestyle contest that attracts thousands of spectators and twists and turns through the narrow streets of Bad Gastein, Austria. Runs have to be perfect to get enough speed for the challenging features and Gus Kenworthy managed to make it all the way through to the finals, unfortunately just not getting enough speed to clear the jump features. That didn't stop him throwing down a cork 900 of the knuckle of the jump and claiming second place! Congrats Gus!

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  • Slopestyle Course Preview For Slopestyle Course Preview For the Aspen/Snowmass Freeskiing Open

  • The Burn - S6 EP10 - Salomon F The Burn - S6 EP10 - Salomon Freeski TV

    • From: salomonfreeski
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      Every summer, forest fires burn wildly across the temperate mountain regions of the world. As destructive as they are, they have a purpose and beauty that often goes unappreciated. As winter arrives in the burned forest, so do the skiers. They have come to celebrate new lines opened up by the previous summer's fires that have now burned themselves out — or have they?

      Music:
      “Young Men Dead”
      By The Black Angels

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  • Sage And Adam Clark Team Up Fo Sage And Adam Clark Team Up For The Co-Lab $100K Video Contest

    • From: TetonGravityResearch
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      Sage Cattabriga-alosa enters The Co-Lab

      It’s real: We’re giving away $100,000.

      As part of The Co-Lab contest, Teton Gravity Research is giving $100,000 to the athlete and production team that can create the best freeskiing video segment of 2013.

      The Co-Lab is a skill-based contest, open to the public, where skiers will showcase their ability and creativity in their original, up to 5-minute video segment filmed between November 1, 2012, and May 31, 2013. 

      Once all videos are submitted to TetonGravity.com by May 31, the public will vote for their favorite videos from June 10 to July 15. On July 19, the top 21 videos will be announced. From July 22 to August 9, the athletes from those top 21 videos will vote for their favorite segments. On September 20, a feature-length Co-Lab film will be released, category winners will be announced, and one athlete will get $100,000.

      The Co-Lab contest is open to everyone and anyone can win. With the right talent, a crew from New Hampshire, Minnesota or even Florida could pull off a winning edit. Creativity will lead to victory, not helicopters, big budgets or professional athletes – although those things may help.

      Recently, we caught up with Sage Cattabriga-Alosa and Adam Clark, who have teamed up to enter The Co-Lab. While this is a high profile crew, they have the same chance of winning as you and your crew. The mantra of the contest is “Of the People, by the People, for the People,” so the general public will decide which video features the coolest and most progressive riding.

      We don’t pick the winner. We just provide the platform.

      Below are Sage and Adam’s thoughts on The Co-Lab.

      Are you filming for The Co-Lab yet? Send us your Co-Lab stories to CoLab@TetonGravity.com and you could be featured on this site.

      Be sure to use the hashtag #TGRCoLab on Twitter and Instagram.

      Adam Clark Shoots for The Co-LabAdam Clark frames up a shot for The Co-Lab $100,000 freeski video contest.

      TGR: Have you started shooting for The Co-Lab? If so, where?

      Sage Cattabriga-Alosa: Yeah, Adam and I did a bit of shooting in Utah during the month of December. 

      Adam Clark: Yes, we started shooting around Alta and Utah backcountry. Utah had a great start to the season. Sage and I were mostly focused on freeskiing, but Sage found a few sweet features that we pulled the camera out for.

      TGR: Why did you decide to team up with Adam Clark? Adam, Why did you team up with Sage?

      Sage: Clark and I have been close friends for a long time and always enjoy bouncing creative ideas back and forth. When I heard about the comp, I knew I wanted to partner up with him.

      Adam: We have worked together for a long time. I think 2002 was our first year shooting together. We have a lot of similar tastes in art and skiing.

      TGR: Other than the $100,000 prize, what attracts you to The Co-Lab contest?

      Sage: The opportunity and motivation to work on a personal piece where we can take our individual creativity to its limit was the most attractive thing about the contest.

      Adam: Its something unique to skiing, there's never been anything quite like it. 

      TGR: As pros, how are you going to manage shooting for TGR's annual film and shooting for The Co-Lab?

      Sage: Over the winter, I have some trips scheduled with TGR and some windows to fit in some shooting for The Co-Lab.

      Adam: I've chiseled out time to shoot The Co-Lab. I've just said ‘no’ to a few other shoots because I'm excited to give this a try.

      Adam Clark Co-Lab filming kitAdam Clark's Co-Lab filming kit.

      TGR: What do you think makes a good ski segment?

      Sage: A theme, good content, and creativity.

      Adam: Always great skiing, style. I'm a fan a unique angles and storytelling without words.

      TGR: How do you hope to improve on what's been done?

      Sage: I just want to put together a creative piece that people enjoy to watch. It's not my intention to better what other people have done in the past.

      Adam: I'm just hoping to make something different and fun that keeps somebody’s attention for five minutes.

      TGR: Who are you most excited to see enter in The Co-Lab contest?

      Sage: I am really excited to see what gets put out there. It will be cool to see who puts out material and what the various visions and interpretations come out of it.

      Adam: People that I have never heard of. I know there's some dark horses out there that are super talented skiers and filmers. It would also be really cool to see some top name athletes that have their own vision of what they would want to see as their segment.

      TGR: What do you think will make a winning Co-Lab edit? Will it be the locations? The cinematography? The athletic talent? The editing? The music?

      Sage: It really depends. Bottom line, something that is fun to watch and gets people fired up.

      Adam: A combination of all of that. I'm hoping to see some really epic editing and action!

      TGR: If you win, what would you do with $100,000?

      Sage: Split it with Adam, pay taxes on 30 percent and go to Brookstone next time I'm at the airport and get one of those cool RC helicopters.

      Adam: Keep travelling around skiing pow. Maybe buy a new camera. Depends, maybe Sage will keep it all to himself. …

      Adam ClarkAdam Clark, in the streets.

      Camera gear is available on sale at Amazon.com

      Any questions? Get more information below:

      Go To The Co-Lab Contest Page

      Get The Co-Lab Overview

      See The Co-Lab Schedule

      Read The Official Rules

      Read The Frequently Asked Questions

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  • Etna - S6 E09 - Salomon Freesk Etna - S6 E09 - Salomon Freeski TV

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      Nestled in the southern Mediterranean Sea, Sicily is not your typical ski destination. Kim Havell and Elyse Saugstad spend a week there trying to decide which is more alluring and dangerous: the romantically-charged Sicilian males or the lave-spewing volcanic crater of Mt Etna?

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  • Under The Orange Glow Of Mount Under The Orange Glow Of Mount Etna

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      Nick Waggoner of Sweetgrass ProductionsNick Waggoner skins up a volcano in Italy.

      Last winter, filmmakers Nick Waggoner and Zac Ramras, photographer Grant Gunderson, and Salomon freeskiers Elyse Saugstad and Kim Havell went to Italy on assignment for Salomon Freeski TV to shred Mount Etna. The episode is soon to drop. In the meantime, read the story below.

      The spray of liquid magma burst into the night sky. Mount Etna was erupting, as she does once roughly every two months, and we were skiing under the orange glow of her latest paroxysm.

      In early February 2012, a promising Italian snow forecast had us chasing a storm to Sicily, an island on the Mediterranean Sea. While much of the U.S. languished in a dry early winter Europe was being blasted by heavy snowfall and Italy was deep in the weather pattern. With a lofty goal of ski exploration on Sicily’s notorious active volcano, Etna, our team thought it best to aim for winter-like conditions.

      With the promise of powder, we booked tickets and landed two short days later in the coastal Sicilian city of Catania. Geographically, Sicily is the soccer ball to Italy’s boot. Assembled at the airport, we had a vague plan of action. On assignment for Salomon Freeski TV, filmmakers Nick Waggoner and Zac Ramras, photographer Grant Gunderson, and Salomon freeskiers Elyse Saugstad and I loaded into a white minivan and drove out of the city and up towards the volcano.

      Reigning above numerous fragile, cozy old towns, Mount Etna basks in a sea breeze that wafts over its small, scattered cones, jagged igneous black-rock ridges, and wide, fluted flanks. Steep, rocky lines run down parts of her face along with miles of more benign terrain to descend. Topping out at almost 11,000 feet, Etna’s high position provides unobstructed views of the coastline, which blend seamlessly into the olive groves and vineyards dotting the landscape.

      The quaint Sicilian town of Nicolosi was our home for the next 10 days. From the lower vantage point we admired the mountain, scoped our dream lines, and we waited. Each morning we were greeted with unpredictable weather and the repercussions of an eruption that included turbulent cloud cover, and low visibility for skiing on her relatively blank, high-alpine expanse. Café-bound, we sipped our espressos, snacked on arranchinas (popular rice cones & balls served hot with a variety of inner ingredients) and waited for sunshine and clear windows to explore the vast terrain and the best ski lines on the active volcano.

      We quickly realized we had to accept Mount Etna at her best and her worst. She threw out strong winds, thick fog, serpent-like clouds, and serious eruptions. She rumbled, coughed, spit, and spewed volcanic bits, with lava flow and liquid magma sliding down her slopes. We inhaled and skied ash debris but also enjoyed a few short sunny, clear stretches with a steady refresh of white snow from the constant storm cycle.

      With slow access via an ancient gondola, creaky chairlifts, and struggling pomas, we got a gradual boost up 740 meters of hillside. Passionate locals joined us in gondola line each morning with their short carving skis and big smiles. Pouring out of the cabins, we warmed-up with the Sicilians on a few of the groomed options at one of Etna’s two ski resorts.

      Skiing Mount EtnaElyse Saugstad skis Mount Etna.

      After sampling the mellow in-bounds terrain, our team headed into the backcountry. Though there is easy access to ski tour and explore the many additional acres of more challenging off-resort offerings, there is absolute solitude. We had any line we chose all to ourselves.

      As we ventured across Etna’s broad landscape, we crossed high ridgelines that protected hidden valleys of rocky couloirs, mini-volcano cones, and small amphitheatres with mini-golf-like terrain. Dropping off one sastrugi-ridden ridge to the West, we skied wind-buffed corridors and then toured back up and skied corn back to the resort. Checking out the Volcano cones, we set a hard edge on each icy turn on the windward slopes and then skied packed powder on the leeward. Skiing into the craters was almost always soft as the sun reflected heat into the white belly of their inner bowls. We got a taste of everything.

      One evening as the setting sun cast luminous colors over the horizon and the volcano erupted behind us, Nick turned to us and asked, “Should we hike up and get some ski shots next to the lava?”

      Elyse and I looked at each other, then looked at Nick, and said, “No, thanks.”

      Though there were many cultural highlights we were there to ski. When the visibility was poor up high, due to Etna’s unusually deep snowpack during our visit, we were able to find good alternative options. We ducked into heavily wooded hillsides off the winding road up to the resort. From a skier perspective, the forests needed some pruning, but we found tight alleyways and fun, smooth powder skiing under the protected canopy of the towering trees.

      The tempestuous visit was a beautiful and healthy reminder that nature is very, very close. Etna was in charge and we were on her agenda. After ten days of patience, waiting, and unusual skiing adventures on Etna’s flanks, our U.S. team “Magma” was provided with a couple of lessons: don’t book a ticket to Etna for a storm and Sicily is beautiful but Etna can be a tricky beast.

      sunset in Taormina ItalyThe sunset in Taormina, Italy.

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