In the place where today is located the picturesque gushing fountain of the municipal Pine-wood there was a deep, steep natural hole which was filled with snow. The wood and the nivarola (people who prepared the reserves and then took the snow to the cities) have the task to cover the summit with layers of leaves, straw and ground. In this way they slowed down the melting of the snow that lasted until summer when it was cut into pieces and froze a container where the keen ice-cream manufactures and the monsù dosed the ingredients to prepare the most delicious ice-cream and crushed ice drinks, well-known all over the towns of Madonie Mountains.