page_title: Meteomont
hierarchical_section_title: Meteomont
caption_attribution_description: English: An Italian Army Truppe Alpini Meteomont instructor prepares an initial assessment of the snow pack.
context_page_description: Meteomont is the mountain meteorological service of the Italian Army. The service helps with search and rescue. It also assesses the risk of avalanches, gives early warning of avalanches, and assesses mountain snow conditions in general. The service works together with the Carabinieri, the meteorological and intelligence service of the Italian Air Force, and the Alpini. The Alpini are the elite mountain troops of the Italian Army.
context_section_description: Meteomont is the mountain meteorological service of the  Italian Army. The service helps with search and rescue. It also assesses the risk of avalanches, gives early  warning of avalanches, and assesses mountain snow conditions in general. The service works together with the Carabinieri (the Italian Army law  enforcement service),  the meteorological and intelligence service of the Italian Air Force, and the Alpini. The Alpini are the elite mountain troops of the Italian Army.
caption: A Meteomont instructor testing the snow level
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