Cervinia
Italian ski resort of Cervinia, Valle d'Aosta |
Monte Cervino, the southern face of Switzerland's Matterhorn |
Monte Cervino (4478m/14,692 ft) is much more impressive from Zermatt |
Road through the village of Cervinia, Italy, beneath the Matterhorn |
The ski area of Breuil-Cervinia-Valtournenche is contiguous with Zermatt, Switzerland |
Italian Alps at Cervinia |
The joint Swiss-Italian ski area has 24 lifts, 2347m vertical drop, & 200km of piste with the longest run 22.5 km |
Monte Roisetta (3333m) and Grand Tournalin (3379m) |
Mont Blanc far in the distance (4808 metres/15,774 ft) |
Mountain communications relay station above Cervinia |
Italian Alps rise above the cloud covered Valle d'Aosta |
Gran Paradiso, Italy, with the Valle d'Aosta socked in |
Monte Cervino (Matterhorn) from the Italian-Swiss border |
Skiing Cervinia, Italy |
Returning to Italy after skiing Zermatt, Switzerland |
Monte Cervinia and the dam at Golliet Lake |
The Plan Maison lift station is just above the cloud layver |
After difficult skiing through the cloud layer, I'm back at Cervinia village |
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