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Forget the Davinci code, this is Italy's
best kept secret. Just an hours drive north
of the Italian capital of Roma, lies a mountain
range often overlooked on the European snowboarding
scanner. Being quite southern, you may think
it is too hot to snowboard here, but you'd
be wrong. This area often receives huge snowfalls
and Campo Felice is the weekend hot spot for
modern day Romans.
There is not much to Campo Felice in terms
of resort facilities. There is one motel which
is aimed at short stays, but it does have
a huge quarter-pipe in the back garden which
hosts contests from time to time. Just down
the road from the resort lies the village
of Casamaina, which has a few hotels and bars.
The look of this place makes it feel more
like Lebanon than Italy, but on the plus side
it is cheap. There are future developments
planned to modernise this area, but until
then, iron roofs and concrete buildings are
the norm. The place definitely has character.
Indeed the landscape of this whole area has
a weird yet tranquile feel to it. The mountains
are very enclosed so you feel like you are
miles from anywhere.
The mountains here do not lend themselves
to amazing freeriding but for freestyle they
are great. The snowpark is one of the first
things you will see as you take the first
chairlift up the mountain, and it comprises
several rows of kickers, some big ass rails,
and there's even a Volkswagen Beatle to jib!
Everything about this place makes it great
for weekend sessions or short stays if you
happen to live or are staying in or around
Rome. With good snow conditions this place
really is one of Italy's best kept secrets.
If there isn't much snow and you are keen
to get some proper riding done though, head
further north to the Italian Alps.
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