Great conditions for off-piste skiing and ski touring in the Dolomites! It’s only January, but we almost forgot the drought of the last winters. Last december 26 we had a huge snowfall with almost 70 cm of fresh snow in Cortina downtown, couple days after the north wind came as usual, but incredibly it didnt hit the snow on Marmolada,…
March always delivers great emotions and skiing in the Dolomites, even if this season has been pretty dry like I’ve never seen before. During the Dolomites ski traverse I think I had seen it all… snow, strong wind, then rain up to 2000 meters, and again strong wind from the North. The weather for the following week was forecasted to…
After all the snowfalls we had here in the Dolomites at the beginning of November, I can say we are going to have an epic winter season 19-20 here in Southern Alps. All the ski touring and off piste enthusiasts have been skiing every possible lines in the mountains thanks to the exceptional snow conditions and a very stable snowpack….
Last February I moved to St Anton in Arlberg for for a week of deep powder and off piste skiing with Rich and his friends from Tiburon, California. I’ve been skiing around the Arlberg for quite a bit now that I can say I know the area between St Anton, Zurs and Lech pretty well, thanks to Kai also, a…
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January, ski touring, off-piste and steep skiing in the Dolomites. Costabella on Cristallo, forcella di Colfiedo ski traverse, Arabba, gruppo del Puez, Val delle Fontane and Holzer Couloir on Sella group.
After ten days of perfect weather the strong wind “finally” showed up for several days in the Dolomites, making our lives tough to find safe ski itineraries with good snow. Some hidden valleys remained protected by the wind, couloirs got back into good shapes, mostly all the open bowls became smooth hard packed, like the Val Mesdì which was very…
WHEN: 6 days on skis, from february to mid april. COSTS: please send an inquire if interested. The Dolomites, thanks to great connections in between ski resorts and a system of comfortable and cozy mountain huts, they offer amazing opportuinities to set up hut-to-hut trips, combining the skiing off-piste served by lifts with some ski touring sections. My plan is for…