Skiing on Mount Cimone

Things you should try out on your ski holiday:

• it is hard to get up early, yet you must experience the freshly groomed tracks  - an authentic paradise  is you are looking forward to skiing on Mount Cimone
   
• snowshoeing to Lago della Ninfa lake. Wear your special snowshoes and walk in a brand new way - full of surprises -, have fun with your friends or family, and get in close contact with nature.
   
• Saint Nicholas and Immaculate Conception weekend: Welcome winter! Early December starts with a bang in Sestola, as, following the patron saint festival - Saint Nicholas of Bari on 6 December - it is time for the long  Immaculate Conception  weekend (around 8 December) and the magic atmosphere of the Christmas markets.
   
• “Appennino inCanto” winter edition: during the Immaculate Conception weekend, the great hall and Art Deco rooms, the vintage charm of a period dwelling, and the warm cosy hues of Hotel San Marco, make the setting for an increasingly popular happening.
  Young artists train with the master-class held by maestro Angelo Gabrielli, and delight locals and tourists with improvised singing sessions at venues in the historical centre. In the evening, the opera dinner at the hotel, with the pianoforte standing in the middle of the room and the vocal performances of the protagonists of "Appennino Incanto", makes one of the highlights of the season.
   
• torchlight ski parade at Passo del Lupo. Who has already experienced it knows how exciting the event organised by Sestola's Scuola Italiana Sci (Italian Ski School) can be. The initiative is so spectacular it has also been broadcast by Rai (Italy's national TV channel).  As it usually takes place on New Year's Day, it is a good reason for spending New Year's Eve on Mount Cimone!