Campitello/Canazei – Lagazoui Ski Safari
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Campitello/Canazei – Lagazoui ski safari Easy Medium Hard Day 1 : Lagazoui via Armentarola. Easy It is recommended that you get a Sella Ronda map from the lift office before you leave as it covers nearly all of the route. From Campitello or Canazei head to Arabba and then on to Alta Badia following the Sella Ronda route. From the Campolongo Pass, branch off from the Sella Ronda route and take the lift to Cherz and then follow the signs for Pralongia and then for Armentarola. The turn off the Armentarola is easy to miss on the right hand side just after the Saraghes Rifugio. From Armentarola you need to take a taxi to the Falzarago Pass (10 mins and 5 euro). Take the cable car to the top of the mountain where you will find the rifugio – check in to the rifugio and leave your packs here for the afternoon. From the cable car you can ski the front face of Lagazoui, back down to the Falzarago pass. Do not ski the Armentarola piste which branches off to the left, otherwise you will have to take the taxi back up to the pass. Just before the bottom of the piste there is a turn off for the Col Galena and Cinqui Torre ski areas. This is a great area to explore in the afternoon – you should leave yourself 2-3 hours for this. Make sure you check the times for the return buses to the top of the pass – remember if you miss the last cable car, you miss your accommodation for the night. Highlights Skiing: The front face of Lagazoui in the afternoon sun. Eating: Morning tea or lunch at the Hotel Armentarola. You can’t miss it on the way to Lagazoui Apres Ski: Drinks on the deck of Rifugio Lagazoui at sunset – make sure you have your camera – sunrise is also highly recommended. Day 2 : Campitello via Corvara and the Gardena pass Medium The Armentarola piste (opens at 9am) is a spectacular 8.5 km run through a remote valley leading back to Armentarola. There are spectacular views, frozen waterfalls and even a horse drawn sled at the bottom to pull you across the last 500 meters of flat snow. The Rifugio has information on this area and its significance in the First World War. Once back at Armentarola take the poma lift up and head down to San Cassiano from where you can take the cable car up to Piz Sorega. From here you can explore the Alta Badia region including the Super G piste at La Villa. Leave the area by skiiing down to Corvara – a stop for lunch or a snack at the Post Hotel is highly recommended. It is located just behind the Col Alto telecabine at Corvara. From Corvara, head up to the Gardena Pass for the long run down to the town of Selva. The return to Campitello is via the Ciampinoi Lift and Plan de Gralba to the Sella Pass. You should leave a least 3.5 hours for the return trip to Campitello from Corvara Highlights Skiing: The Armentarola Piste – voted one of the 10 best ski pistes in the world. Eating: If you want to do something special, book lunch in the “Stube Room” at the Hotel Poste Corvara. The hotel is located just behind the Col Alto lift. Excellent food, service and atmosphere and very reasonably priced. Bookings essential.(XXXXXXXXX) Apres Ski: Drinks on the deck of Rifugio Lagazoui at sunset – make sure you have your camera – sunrise is also highly recommended. Note: You can always extend your stay at Lagazoui and spend a day or two skiing Cortina. There is a regular free bus service up and down to Cortina through the ski season. This could be a good option at the end of weeks skiing in one of the other Dolomiti resorts. .