Exploring the peaks near Winter Olympics mountain venue on an 'Uber Snowmobile'

Описание: (7 Feb 2026)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy – 5 February 2026
1. Driver’s view of snowmobile
2. Associated Press journalists driving snowmobile
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Brittany Peterson, The Associated Press:
"I'm in Cortina covering the Winter Olympics and decided to take a snowmobile tour with my colleague to get out and see some of the sights beyond the city."
4. Peterson on snowmobile
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Brittany Peterson, The Associated Press:
“The Snow-covered mountain peaks are stunning from afar and even more spectacular up close, whether you're on skis, foot, or snowmobile.”
6. View from snowmobile of mountains and trees
7. Peterson driving and laughing
8. View from snowmobile while passing cross-country skier
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Brittany Peterson, The Associated Press:
“Thirty minutes outside of town, Giulia Buffetti at Snowdreamers helps people venture off the beaten path in northern Italy."
10. View from snowmobile as it drives down into woods
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Giulia Baffetti, Coordinator, Snowdreamers:
"The first feeling can be the adrenaline because, you know, are driving a snowmobile, it’s something that is unusual and the feeling can be also this feeling of peaceful, that this place and also with the snow that the silent feeling with the nature that you can you can feel it."
12. Peterson driving snowmobile
13. Snow-covered trees on side of road
14. Pan of Three Peaks of Lavaredo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, enshrouded by fog
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Brittany Peterson, The Associated Press: ++VERTICAL SHOT++
"This is awesome, but yeah, visibility is kind of bad today."
16. Mountains and trees alongside road
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Giulia Baffetti, Coordinator, Snowdreamers:
"But the mountains make like a crown around Cortina that other valleys don't have. That's why it's the pearl of Dolomites."
18. AP journalists riding snowmobile
19. Driver’s view of snowmobile
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Brittany Peterson, Associated Press:
"The local business recently partnered with Uber to offer select free tours to visitors who use the transport app to book a one-hour excursion.”
21. Peterson driving snowmobile

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Milan – 5 February 2026
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Caspar Nixon, spokesperson, Uber:
"We're giving these trips away for free, there's a very limited amount. They'll be available one trip a day every Saturday and Sunday.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy – 5 February 2026
23. Snowmobiles driving along snow-covered path
24. SOUNDBITE (English) Brittany Peterson, The Associated Press:
“And if there aren't any free ones left, you can still book through this business or any other local businesses in the region.”
25. Peterson driving snowmobile
STORYLINE:
For one month starting on Saturday, Olympic spectators keen for a side trip to a UNESCO World Heritage Site can use Uber to reserve a ride on a snowmobile along the snow-covered road to the base of the Three Peaks of Lavaredo.

The dramatic, jagged limestone pinnacles stand just 23 kilometers (14.3 miles) from the Cortina venues where athletes are competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

One of the Olympic torchbearers, Giulia Baffetti, runs snowmobiling tours through Cortina-based winter activities outfit Snowdreamers.

The company partnered with Uber, the official ride-hailing sponsor for the Games, to offer free tours on the weekends in February to people in town.


The first slots offered went fast, but Uber spokesperson Caspar Nixon said Friday that it planned to add more.











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