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Night skiing in Italy: snow shoeing in Emilia Romagna

18 April, 2020

You can do your last skiing in Italy this month and a particularly spectacular way of finishing the ski season is with a snow shoeing expedition by night. At Comprensorio del Corno alle Scale a ‘ciaspolata‘ expedition by the light…

Trekking in Italy: snow shoeing with "ciaspole" in Italy's alps

4 April, 2020

The history of snow shoes starts with the gold diggers like those in Charlie Chaplin’s films, where the large and awkward shoes that were carried on your back helped to walk in fresh snow without sinking. The rackets, made from…

Trekking in Italy by night with snow shoes

26 March, 2020

The traditional snow shoeing by moonlight event in Italy, the “Caspolada al chiaro di luna” will take place in the Alta Valle Camonica at Vezza d’Oglio this year on February 7, though it is just one of many night time…