{"id":13139,"date":"2016-12-28T18:04:04","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T17:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/?p=13139"},"modified":"2022-11-22T11:45:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T10:45:08","slug":"ski-touring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/ski-touring\/","title":{"rendered":"Ski mountaineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>On Etna, you may encounter strong winds, lava flows, and unexpected eruptions that cover the white mantle with a black blanket of abrasive sand.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s rare to find all that in one place! That&#8217;s why ski mountaineering competitions have been organised in the <a href=\"https:\/\/parcoetna.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valle del Bove<\/a> for many years. Popular since the 1930s, it was home to the small <strong>Gino Menza refuge,<\/strong> which was covered by lava in February 1992.<\/p>\n<p>The extreme temperature range between night and day and the proximity to the sea contribute to the acceleration of the snow transformation cycle, i.e. the aggregation of crystals.<\/p>\n<p>For off-piste skiers, this means <strong>little risk of avalanches<\/strong> and often compact, load-bearing snow that is perfect for skiing.<\/p>\n<p>We can ski from the <strong>first snowfalls in December <\/strong>and often<strong> until May<\/strong>, although <strong>the best months are generally February, March and April<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Etna&#8217;s flanks are ideal for <strong>off-piste skiing<\/strong>: the gullies of the <strong>Pizzi Deneri,<\/strong> which from an altitude of 2840 m take us to <strong>Piano Provenzana<\/strong> (1800 m), the wide white spaces of the <strong>Montagnola<\/strong> with its sandy terrain and the <strong>Schiena dell&#8217;Asino<\/strong>, which from an altitude of 2642 m (the tip of the Montagnola) slopes down to <strong>Piano del Vescovo<\/strong> (1500 m); or the <strong>wild western slope<\/strong> with <strong>Punta Lucia<\/strong> (2930 m), the most prominent peak in the area.<\/p>\n<p>For experienced skiers looking for an adrenaline-fuelled experience, the Valle del Bove is perfect thanks to its countless steep channels.<\/p>\n<p>Let us now move on to the mountainous reliefs of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parcodellemadonie.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madonie Park<\/a>. Since the 1930s, many locals from Madonie and Palermo have practised ski-mountaineering on the highest peaks in the park: <strong>Pizzo Carbonara<\/strong> (1979 m), <strong>Monte Ferro<\/strong> and all the surrounding snow-covered peaks, amidst beech trees and spectacular views, have been and still are a perfect &#8216;toy&#8217; for novice ski-mountaineers, while the sometimes icy gullies of <strong>Monte Quacella<\/strong> are the preserve of experienced ski-mountaineers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":35504,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1939],"tags":[],"luogo":[1886],"stagione":[1876],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ski mountaineering | Visit Sicily Official 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