Cervinia MTB
When I was asked to return for a summer shoot at the Hotel Principe delle Nevi in Cervinia, Italy last August, I wasn't expecting to be shooting mountain biking and yoga most of the time. In fact I hadn't even brought my bike. So when owners James McNeill and Sefi Vigiser pulled out their 6000 euro mountain bikes, full face helmets, pads and said follow me, I was a little shocked to say the least.
The day started off with a mellow cruise through the valley with James' brother and a few of the guests. The idea was to capture some of the mellow terrain on hand in this majestic valley that lies at the bottom of one of the world's most iconic peaks, the Matterhorn. The weather was stunning and the views unparalleled.
Meanwhile James stayed back to organize a heli for some aerial shots of his hotel. Lucky for us, the pilot let us bring our bikes along for the ride and the next thing I knew we were riding single tracks down to a 5 star lunch.
With full bellies, James, his brother and his 25 year son took me up the lifts to hit the trails that afternoon. We lapped beautiful buffed out single tracks under the south side of the Matterhorn with barely a sole around. Pure magic!
Back at the hotel the chefs were busily preparing the evening feast while everyone chilled out drinking beers or doing yoga while the sun cast it's final rays on the 4000m+ peak above.
