Itinerary
There is something magical about staying on the mountain.
As the other skiers drop back into their valleys and return to their hotels, you can pull up a chair, order a drink & allow the mountain tranquility to wash over you. Watch the sun slide behind the mountain opposite, because, more than likely, you'll be skiing it tomorrow!
DAY 1: Arrival & Welcome
A 90min transfer from Innsbruck airport (other transfers available on request) through the wonderful Brenner Pass to your 4✩ base hotel in Castelrotto. Evening welcome drinks & briefing with your ski leader/host.
HIGHLIGHTS: ★ Arrival at the Cavallino d'Oro ★ Welcome Drinks ★ Meet your Ski Leader/Host &Receive your Backpack
ACCOMMODATION: Hotel Cavallino d'Oro, Castelrotto
DAY 2: Take it Easy on Alpe di Siusi
Following your ski fitting and full Ski Safari Briefing, the arrival on to the plateau of Alpe di Siusi is a spectacular start to the week and a wonderful introduction to the fabulous Dolomites. A delightful lunch and a gentle return to your base hotel for an evening of dinner and backpack packing!
HIGHLIGHTS: ★Alpe di Siusi ★Europe's Highest & Largest Ski Plateau
STATISTICS: Alpe di Siusi has 63km of ski slopes | Easy 15km 24% | Intermediate 45km 71% | Difficult 3km 5%
ACCOMMODATION: Hotel Cavallino d'Oro, Castelrotto
DAY 3: Carezza & King Laurin's Rose Garden
08:15 - Hotel Pick-Up, then 40min drive to Carezza where there is 40Km of quiet ski slopes awaiting you. 15 lifts transport you through elevations between 1,182m and 2,337m set at the foot of the famous dwarf King Laurin's Rosengarten. Carezza is one of the sunniest areas in the Dolomites with an average of 8 hours of sun per day in the winter.
HIGHLIGHTS: ★Carezza Skiing ★Views of King Laurin's Rosengarten
STATISTICS: Carezza has 40Km of Ski Slopes | Easy 19km 47% | Intermediate 16.2km 41% | Difficult 4.8km 12%
ACCOMMODATION: Rifugio Baita Cuz, Val di Fassa, Dolomites | 2,213m ASL
DAY 4: Coffee, Curves & Corners
Fresh Tracks straight out of the door onto one of the very best intermediate ski slopes in the Val di Fassa - Buffaure and at 5Km, there is a lot to enjoy! A short private taxi transfer to the other side of the valley to ski gorgeous Vigo Catinaccio with fantastic slopes enveloped by extraordinary mountain vistas including Vajolet, Sassolungo, Costabella and Monzoni. Plenty of time will be available for lunch at the surprising restaurant Soldanella, before heading back under the shadow of Buffaure and an afternoon of easy local skiing around Rifugio Baita Cuz.
HIGHLIGHTS: ★Views of the Val di Fassa ★Soldanella lunch
STATISTICS: Vigo has 13km of slopes | Buffaure has 23km | Easy 26% | Intermediate 40%
ACCOMMODATION: Rifugio Baita Cuz, Val di Fassa, Dolomites | 2,213m ASL
DAY 5: Ski San Pellegrino
Ski down into the Valley to catch the private taxi transfer to Passo San Pellegrino. Sharing the same name as the famous Italian fizzy water, Passo San Pellegrino is more about a sparkling ski experience with nearly 90% of slopes being easy or intermediate. And the views! Oh my! Passo San Pellegrino lies to the south-west of the Dolomites and from its summits, the views are expansive, dramatic and truly memorable.
Should fortune favour you, Piste Innamorati will be open. The 'Lovers’ Slope' is the longest ski piste in the San Pellegrino Ski Area at 11km running from Col Margherita funicular 2,514m altitude, all the way to the village of Falcade 1,100m elevation. Innamorati is the perfect slope to enjoy slow skiing and 'quality' over 'quantity'. Every turn offers extraordinary scenery. Ski to Relax!
HIGHLIGHTS: ★Innamorati Ski Piste ★Vistas & Views ★Superb Easy & Intermediate Skiing
STATISTICS: San Pellegrino has 67.5km of Ski Slopes | Easy 20.5km 30% | Intermediate 38.5km 57% | Difficult 8.5km 13%
ACCOMMODATION: Rifugio Laresei, Cima Pradazzo, Passo Valles, Dolomites | 2,260m ASL
DAY 6: Owls & Wows
In the morning the group takes a 20min taxi transfer to another wonderful ski area called 'Civetta' (or 'Owl'). Famed for the surrounding peaks of Civetta and Pelmo - such dramatic mountain-scapes have skiing to match. Over 90% of the ski pistes here are easy or intermediate. And ridiculously quiet! The ski area seems to go on forever and its unusual geography provides a true sense of isolation, nature and privilege.
You end the day with a 25min bus transfer ascent along one of the most famous passes in the Dolomites, Passo Giau, often used by the Giro d'Italia, and providing access to the chair lift to Rifugio Averau or 'Averwow' as previous guests nicknamed it!
HIGHLIGHTS: ★Pelmo ★Civetta ★Quiet Slopes
STATISTICS: Civetta has 80km of ski slopes | Easy 30km 38% | Intermediate 44km 54% | Difficult 6km 8%
ACCOMMODATION: Rifugio Averau, 5 Torri, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Dolomites | 2,413m ASL
DAY 7: The Dolomites Hidden Valley
The Hidden Valley - one of the worlds great ski slopes sets the tone for your final day, a day so full ski memories. From the Hidden Valley Horse Tow, ski through the Alta Badia villages of San Cassiano and Corvara and into the shadow of the Sella group towards Selva Gardena and eventually to St. Cristina ending the day with a 10.5km slope into Ortisei!
HIGHLIGHTS: ★Horse Tow ★Hidden Valley ★La Longia
STATISTICS: Hidden Valley | Alta Badia | Val Gardena
ACCOMMODATION: Cavallino d'Oro, Castelrotto
DAY 8: Departure
Try to take the time to enjoy your Cavallino d'Oro breakfast. If time allows, take a wander around this wonderful Tyrol village. Your transfer to Innsbruck is only 90min. If your going to the local train station, its 20mins.
HIGHLIGHT: Breakfast with memories of a fantastic ski safari with your new friends!