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Italian Switchback

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This year, in Italy, it’s been raining a lot. We had a pretty cold and rainy summer, leaving everybody in need of some skating. So, as soon as the sun has came up again for a few days, it took me only a few phone calls to jump into the car, drive 450 km, and find myself on Stelvio Pass; one of the most beautiful roads in the world!

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It was incredibly exciting to be up at 2750 meters, watching the milky way while falling asleep. The next morning, I woke up and found myself looking at this amazing road, which has 48 hairpin turns, ready to take photos of two of the best skaters in Italy. It was definitely the best things to happen to me recently. Unfortunately, like every beautiful thing, there is also a dark side. Indeed, many riders coming from all over the world, are looking forward to skating the famous Italian Passo on the Dolomites (Giua, Stelvio, Pordoi, etc.), but this has brought more attention from the police. The skaters have made videos that have become viral, and are still not well received by public opinion.

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I wish everybody to become good enough to be able to skate those famous roads on the Alps, but they must be aware to skate them at dawn; when there is nobody on the roads. Otherwise, during the day, the roads are full of cyclists and motorbikes. If those skaters will not change their attitude, it will be forbidden to them, and even to those skaters who make sacrifices and have a good attitude.

Words and Photos by David Marsili

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