    Sentence 1: In the north, the snowcapped Alps and  jagged pink pinnacles of the Dolomites; the gleaming  Alpine-backed lakes of Como, Garda, and Maggiore;  the fertile and industrial plain of the Po, stretching  from Turin and Milan across to ancient Verona; the  Palladian-villa studded hills of Vicenza; and the  romantic canals of Venice         Sentence 2: The Alps are covered in snow year-round  so they are great for skiing.    