: 6– 10 Day Ski Itinerary

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Day 6: Ski area Monte Pana and Alpi di Sussi Grade This can be a long day with the inclusion on Alpi di Sussi, or a relaxed day if you stop at Monte Pana and enjoy the sun and the runs. From Campitello or Canazei make your way to the Sella Pass and ski down into the Gardena Valley. Take the Plan de Gralba cable car up to Piz Sella. Ski down towards the blue Comici Hut and take the turn off to the right just before the hut to join the trail for Monte Pana. This is a long easy piste down through the forest which arrives in Monte Pana. The quad chair up to Mont de Suera offers some good runs and the hotel with the deck chairs in the sun at the bottom is always a favourite. If you want to continue to Alpi di Sussi, take the connecting bus from Monte Pana to Saltria. Alpi di Sussi is a great area with a radar speed gun on a speed course. Make sure you give yourself plenty of time to get back to the Sella Pass Highlights The skiing : The black run down form Monte de Seura and the speed gun piste at Alpi di Sussi Eating: All day a the Hotel Monte Panna – big deck, lots of deck chairs and good food or inside at the Rifugio Comici for some old school hospitality. Après Ski: Afternoon drinks at the Rifugio Fredrick August on Col Rodella for great afternoon sunsets with the cows and sheep.

Day 7: Col Raiser and Ortesei Grade medium – This is a long day and you should give yourself plenty of time to get back to the Sella Pass. From Campitello or Canazei, ski to the Sella Pass and down the Gardena Valley to the Campinoi cable car in Selva. It can be a bit hard to find your way to the cable car the first time here, just look for the cables and follow the signs – you can ski almost all the way to it. From Champinoi, ski the down to the Santa Christina via either the downhill or the blue variant. Both are excellent runs. From the bottom of the run, follow the other skiers to the Gardena express underground cableway, which will take you to the start of the Col Raiser ski area. Follow the piste to the Col Raiser quad chair for the long ride up to the top of the Secceda. If you have time from here, it is highly recommended to ski the Anna Valley down to Ortisei. This is a specatular valley with watherfalls and the famous Rifugio Val di Anna – a great spot for lunch or morning tea. Just follow the ridge line down to your right from the top of the Col Raiser chair lift – you can see Ortisei way downt the valley in the distance. You will need at least an hour for the round trip back up to the Secceda. Getting back to Campitello is the reverse of the mornings ski. Highlights The skiing : Saslong A & B in – don’t forget to take a photo of the castle on the B piste. and the ski down the Anna Valley, Eating: Rifugio Val di Anna is an institution in the Gardena Valley. Try and get there before lunch as it gets very crowded, especially on sunny days. Après Ski: If you can still walk after that day, you might like to stop at the Rifugio Salei at Col Rodella for afternoon drinks and views of the marmolada

Day 8: Ski Marmolada and the Sottoguda gorge. Grade hard – From Campitello or Canazei make your way to the the top of the Sass Bece lift on Belvedere and ski down to the village of Arabba. Take the cabin lift to the mid station and then follow the series of lifts and pistes to Passo Pardon. From the top of the pass it is a long ski down to the cable car for the Marmolada at Malga Ciapela. Just follow the signs and the other skiers. Once you are at the cable car station you can do a run on the Marmolada which will bring you back to this point. The piste for the Sottoguda gorge starts across the road from the cable car station. Be aware that even though this piste is listed on the ski maps, it is in effect a walking trail and is not maintained by slope groomers. It is however extremely beautiful and well worthwhile if conditions are good. Follow the piste/track down the valley towards the hotels. The gorge starts on the other side of the last hotel car park – there are signs at the start of the gorge. Ski slowly along the track – there are no steep sections – and make sure you stop to take plenty of pictures. You will sometimes see ice climbers on the frozen waterfalls in the gorge. At the end of the gorge walk or ski down through the village of Sottoguda. Lunch or morning tea a the friendly Hotel Montanara is highly recommended. Pick up the bus at the main road back up to the lifts to take you to the pardon pass and Arabba.

Highlights The skiing : The Marmolada and the picuresque Sottoguda gorge Eating: Lunch at the Hotel Montanara is highly recommended. Après Ski: Afternoon drinks at the lively Rifugio Ciampolin for great views down the valley and an easy ski down to the cable car down to Canazei and the bus back to Campitello. Alternatively, you can ski down to Canazei and stop at the Gelateria near the old church in Canazei.

Day 9: Alta Badia Grade – The Alta Badia skiing region contains a mixture of of long rolling pistes and some steep long pistes from its high areas. From Campitello or Canazei, ski to the top of the Sass Bece lift on Belvedere ski area and then down to the village of Arabba. Follow the signs and people for the , taking the lift on the other side of the valley to Bec de Roces. If time permits the both pistes from Bec de Roches back down to the lift are well worth doing. From Bec de Roches or ski donw to the and then either take the lifts up to Cherz or Corvara This is essentially where the Alta Badia region starts. It is best to get a map of the area – some suggestions are San Cassiano – long steep runs on wide pistes, La Villa – home of the GS and Super G is FIS world cup, or simply ski a while and stop in any of the onslope restuaruants. Getting back to Campitello / Canazei can either be done be skiing the sella ronda or skiing back through Arabba. If you are running late at Arabba, take a taxi up to Pont de voz to by pass the main cable care. The taxis are usually just near were the cross the road in Arabba. Highlights The skiing : La Villa – the Super G piste is one of the longest, steepest and most sustained runs in the area. There is also an excellent B variant for the less energetic. Eating: If time permits lunch at the Post Hotel at Corvara is highly recommended. Bookings essential and ask for a table in the “stube room”. (0471 836175). Après Ski: If you are skiing back through Arabba you should make a point of stopping on the Sella Pass at Bar Maria. This is one of the original hotels on the pass and a great stop for drinks. From here it is a quick ski down around Sass Bece to Lupo Bianco and then Canazei.

Day 10: Lagazoui via Armentaroloa Grade– (but a long day) Lagazoui is one of the most spectacular view points in the – and has the added advantage off a world famous Armentarola piste with horse drawn ski sleds at the bottom. From Canazei head to Alta Badia (see notes for day 9). From Cherz 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 Lagazoui pass (10 mins and 5 euro). The cable car to the top from the pass is nothing short of breathtaking as are the views from the rifugio at the top. The piste down the front is well worthwhile, although crowds can be a problem at the cable car station. The piste back to down to Armentarola is a spectacular 8.5 km run. There is even a horse drawn sled at the bottom to pull you across the last 500 meters of flat snow. To return to Canazei, simply retrace the your morning route. This is a long day and you need to be on your way back by 1pm. Highlights The skiing : The Armentarola piste – frozen waterfalls and horse sleds for skiers. Eating: Lunch at the top of Lagazoui or at Rifugio Scotoni half way down the Armentarola piste Après Ski: Just make sure you get back to Campitello!