{"id":58905,"date":"2025-03-07T23:14:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T22:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=58905"},"modified":"2026-03-07T00:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:08:18","slug":"flying-over-and-skiing-on-mount-etna-in-the-middle-of-a-volcanic-eruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/03\/07\/flying-over-and-skiing-on-mount-etna-in-the-middle-of-a-volcanic-eruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Flying over and skiing on Mount Etna in the middle of a volcanic eruption"},"content":{"rendered":"

At 3,357 metres high, Mount Etna on the island of Sicily is the highest mountain in southern Italy and the highest active volcano in Europe.<\/p>\n

The last day of Pompeii: this is how the volcanic eruption that buried the Roman city was<\/a><\/rel>
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The most destructive volcanic eruption in the history of Europe began on this volcano in 1669<\/strong>, burying Nicolosi and two other Sicilian towns. Mount Etna was also the protagonist of the first volcanic eruption of the 21st century, which occurred in 2001. On February 6, 2025, a new volcanic eruption began on Etna<\/strong>, which has generated lava flows of 3 kilometers. This eruption has left very beautiful images coinciding with winter and with the snow-capped mountain.<\/p>\n

A few hours ago, Joshua Turner<\/a> published a spectacular video recorded on Etna with an FPV drone<\/strong> in the middle of this volcanic eruption. \"To access the eruption we skinned from the top of the ski lifts at Piano Provenzana, then traversed around the western slope of Etna<\/strong> and joined the top of the lava fissure at around 3,100m altitude. Huge explosions erupted out of the top crater spewing lava bombs and ash as lava flowed from a fissure right next to us.<\/strong> After the sun set we had over 1000m of skiing all the way down following the glowing lava all the way down. A totally surreal day that I will remember for the rest of my life.<\/strong>\"<\/em><\/p>\n

The video's author issues a warning: \"Please note the skiing in the video is performed by an experienced volcano and ski guide with specific training<\/strong> for guiding on Sicily's active volcanos. Do not attempt this without a certified volcano guide from the area. Lava alone is already dangerous<\/strong> and combined with snow can cause massive steam explosions which we witnessed on the way down.\"<\/em> Here is the video, in 4K resolution:<\/p>\n