Snow
A Night with the Snow Removal Crew of Stelvio Pass
Each May, a small team of road workers cuts the Stelvio Pass open from both sides, a kilometre at a time, through walls of snow that can stand five metres high.
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italian alps
Mountain Towns
Courmayeur, Italy, in Late Spring
Between the close of the ski lifts on the Cresta d'Arp and the opening of the via ferrata routes above Val Vény, a town of 2,800 at the foot of Mont Blanc takes its annual breath. A report from the Via Roma and the Skyway terminal.
Guides
Women in the Trade: Three Guides in the Aosta Valley
In a valley where the guide trade was male for two centuries, three women now work full seasons.