Terminillo Hill Bomb.

The mountain.

The initial hill we skated. Along the bottom there.

Tam, our videographer.

The top of the initial hill we skated.

The final run.

Saturday 2 April 2011. In convoy we drove the 125 kms that is the distance from Rome to a mountain outside Rieti. I think it's called Terminillo, I could be wrong. There were six of us: Antonio, Ricardo, Andrea, Arturi, Tam and me. By the time we had driven the 25 kms or so up the mountain, Ricardo's car literally exploded. Well the radiator or something gave way or something. So now, seeing as we weren't at our destination yet, Antonio had to ferry us to where we had discovered a cool place to skate (thanks to Google Earth).

The hill was great, not too steep, but some tight corners. Hard snow on the one side, hardcore drop on the other, cars in the middle. Oh and they drive on the right-hand side of the road. You'll get the hang of it in the end. So they say. Well there was a ton of car negotiating (not too much, but enough), and a bunch of melted ice. So once everyone was nicely grated (knees, stomachs, elbows, etc) we decided to leave. Ok so this is when things got fun. The road back down the mountain, you remember, the 25 km one. Well it was time to skate it. Antonio and I got ready. Well I had my leathers and full-face, but Antonio had his free-riding get-up, so just gloves and lid. It was a long ass skate. The road was sketchy. Gravel on the sides, grooves in the middle, and cars somewhere inbetween. I ended up psyching myself out and bailed twice, but my friend Antonio made it the whol way down. No scratches. Was amazing. Awesome hill. Check it out. Gonna do it again sometime. Oh, and it was the first time I've been around so much snow.