Crowds have come to watch Mt. Etna, Italy erupt, including snowsports enthusiasts.

Mount Etna is Europe’s highest and most active volcano and has recently been up to its usual albeit impressive tricks of shooting volcanic ash and debris into the air. Mesmerizing new footage captured lava flowing down the volcano's snow-covered sides,

Mount Etna tour guide Dario Teri told Storyful that Etna is one of the few volcanoes where people can ski "near a lava field."

BY JUAN HERNANDEZ Italy’s Mount Etna is Europe’s tallest and most active volcano. It’s also a very popular destination for skiers from all over the world and, in fact, February happens to be the start of the peak ski season in Sicily.

Thousands of hikers and skiers have been climbing Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy after its February 6 eruption to witness the lava flow down the volcano's snowy inclines. Filmed on February 14 and 17, the volcano has continued to spew lava and ash,