Trip to Italy Worth More Than Slopes

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I'm continually awestruck by the alpine ranges I ski. But I've never seen mountains like these. The rock formations explode off the peaks with a powerful, thunderous exclamation. The skiing isn't exactly my cup of tea -- all groomed and, in a somewhat sparse natural snow year, hardpack. But, the dazzling visual array deters disappointment.

"Do you know what kind of rocks these are?" I ask Pepe, the guide.

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Trip to Italy Worth More Than Slopes

"Of course," he replies to the seemingly rhetorical question. "It's dolomite."

Makes sense. These are the Dolomite Mountains.

I've recently returned from the Eastern Ski Writer...

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