After refreshments on the deck and getting a room, Steve set off to do the via ferrata up Sassopiatto. The route was more difficult than usual since the snow buried the cables in spots. But Steve made it safely to the summit and it was a walk down the other side to Rifugio Sassopiatto (returning to Rifugio Vicenza on the same trail we hiked earlier). Steve made excellent time - he returned to Vicenza in three hours. While Steve was laboring up Sassopiatto, Norah and I were cozy by the fire, playing Crazy 8's and reading.