Dolomites Powder Skiing Safari
Overview
Awesome skiing in the majestic scenery of the Dolomites. Famous itineraries and untracked snow in: Val Gardena, Val di Fassa (Campitello, Canazei, Passo Pordoi), Alta Badia (Corvara, San Cassiano, La Villa), Arabba-Marmolada & Passo Falzarego (Cortina).
The largest ski resort in Italy,Val Gardena sits in the heart of the Dolomites of South Tyrol. Below the Sella massif & the imposing Sassolungo, lies the village of Selva (in Italian) or Wolkenstein (in German), your base for the Dolomites Tour.
Each morning, you will eat a good typical breakfast in the "Hotel Bellevue", run by the Kelder family. From Selva, the lifts take you up towards different destination each day as we explore the Dolomiti Superski region. Here, there are 460 lifts that connect 1220 km of trails, in 11 different valleys. All in all, it spans about 40 different ski areas!
for the full program, see the Itinerary Tab.
Terrain
Most skiers there will be busy doing the big on-piste circuits, such as "Sella Ronda." Off-piste, you will meet few people except on the most classic itineraries. The goal is to offer the Dolomites to yourselves, skiing down vast snowfields, over-shadowed by rock pinnacles and huge cliffs, to finish in the forest, without meeting anybody else!
Other routes lead you through canyons between rock towers or down steep chutes with a vertical drop of 1000 metres, to end in a charming village down in the valley. There you will discover a land that has preserved, through centuries, wars and modern tourism, its own culture and mountain traditions.
Mountain Rifugio & Other Lodging
The highlight of this trip is the mountain hut night at Rifugio Lagazuoi. It's just such a spectacular view from up there, sunset is the best! Typical mountain food and comfortable rooms in a high altitude hut. Your hosts, the friendly and proud South Tyroleans, are happy to welcome you, and you will love their delicious food and wine. In the morning, the ski down the isolated Hidden Valley past frozen waterfalls is one of the Dolomites best. Getting towed by horses at the end is pretty good too!
For the other 6 nights the group will be staying in a fabulous hotel in Selva-Wolkenstein. For all the accommodation details, see the Lodging Tab.
Highlights
- Ski off-piste itineraries for six days, discovering the highest peaks and new valleys with small villages each day, without going by the same itinerary twice.
- Discover the wild and spectacular regions of the Dolomiti area and descend 1500 to 2000 vertical metres in untracked snow.
- Experience a night in a mountain hut with a spectacular view.
- Drink a glass of wine with the locals and taste their specialties and produce.
- Enjoy the famous wood carving, a specialty of the area.
Skier Ability
This tour caters to strong intermediate to expert skiers. You should as a minimum be able to ski a steep black run with short controlled turns, plus you should have some prior experience off-piste and in deep powder. The tour incorporates lift access with traversing, hiking and skinning to get to the best untracked snow, therefore you should have a good level of fitness.