On March 14th, 2011, Palestinian children diagnosed with cancer visited Israel's only ski resort located in Mt. Hermon, northern Israel. The children, accompanied by parents and family, enjoyed the snow and slopes along with IDF soldiers from the Alpine Unit. Their trip to the Hermon was made possible by Civil Administration, the Israeli body responsible for administering and coordinating civilian and humanitarian needs in the West Bank, who have coordinated such projects every year with the IDF for the last decade.

The Alpine Unit is an elite unit of reserve soldiers who undergo intensive training particularly in the Mt. Hermon region.

The unit carries out regional defense tactics, shooting while skiing at high speeds, snowmobiling, and riding Sno-Cats.

For more photos of soldiers in the Alpine Unit: www.flickr.com/photos/idfonline/sets/72157623179542408/