Tonight every hotel on Etna had its snow.

It was a great snowing even in towns around Etna.

To arrive in Nicolosi and see Hotel Gemmellaro, Hotel Biancaneve, Hotel Alle Pendici totally white like Hotel Corsaro was a very nice experience, an alpin landscape.

I presume our colleagues in Zafferana (Hotel Airone e Hotel Primavera dell’Etna) should have been whited, too.

This morning weather is perfect without wind, few clouds and blue sky.

Incredible video and it is extraordinary to think all those places are in short range from hotel (from less than 1 to about 5Kms, I think).

Enjoy Freeride World Tour 2011!

UPDATE: Many people wish to see actual snowing. We sent a volunteer to take a photo outside. He come back wet, cold, white but with a photo.

Look at him: when you ask a photo by our Facebook profile you risk to kill somebody (he asked me to go out to take picture but what I answered was something that sounded like “no”)

Looking at forecast and according to actual situation I suspect than march will be plenty of snow.

Forecasts expect even more snowings on saturday and monday.

Heavy snow, today.

I took two pictures at about 1.700m altitude just before situation got worst and I had to concentrate just on road.

As you can see we always suggest to have chains or snow tyres to avoid accidents.

Today reception will work just few hours so please for any request send us an e-mail and we will answer tomorrow.

Heavy snowing should continue until tomorrow morning.

Today it’s snowing.

Did you expect a snow photo?

Our reception has never been so entertaining, here two photos of Team Lampre training indoor.  Yes, meanwhile outside it’s snowing.

Dedicated to our friend Walty of EAF51.

UPDATE: did you know Sud Est zone is again in eruption? A lava river is now visible in Valle del Bove.

Suggested webcam: INGV Infrared

II UPDATE: ok, here is a photo of snow. This page is getting crowdy today: Team Lampre, eruption, snow…

Cycling best world teams are discovering Etna as ideal training spot. It’s due to several reasons as for example:

- Ideal location in Europe, it allows to sleep 2.000 meters (6.500 feet) high with unique possibility to go down to 0 meters altitude in just 30 minutes taking advantage of mild climate and perfect road
- just 40 minutes far from Fontanarossa (Catania) International airport
- High quality hotel already on best meritocratic guides (Michelin, Touring Club, Gambero Rosso)

We are glad to have so extraordinary guests in these two months.

“Giro d’Italia 2011” gets closer and on May, 15th we will be here at finish line hoping to see first on of “our” boys!

(photo: Team Lampre at Hotel Corsaro)

I share with you a video of a complete skiing on “Etna Sud” sky slope.

Click on image to open it.

Thanks to author.

I called “Funivia dell’Etna” cable car society and they told me they are working at high rate on ski slopes.

In one or two days slopes could be fully operative.

Enjoy today’s photo of cable car and slopes.

(I wrote “slopes” three times in three paragraphs, I’m getting old)

It was hard yesterday evening to leave hotel.

We had to work by shovel to free car.

A good new for snow lovers, yes, it’s plenty of snow and it is still snowing.

There are few rooms available for incoming weekend and we are selling even just saturday night. Contact us at info@hotelcorsaro.it for these rooms.

Today we’ll leave hotel by first floor.

Ground floor door has been closed by today’s heavy snowing.

In Sicily it happens just at Hotel Corsaro