Once known as the Pale Mountains, the dramatic dolomite rock formations crowning the top of Italy seem to erupt skyward from the region's verdant alpine meadows.Best known for its snow sports, the ...

Take a ski safari across the Dolomites—home of the 2026 Winter Olympics. The fastest skiers in the world are celebrated in Italy’s northern Alps, but anyone can ski here.

And while most decamp to the Dolomites in the winter to take advantage of Dolomiti Superski’s 12 ski resorts — a few of which will host the 2026 Winter Olympics — nearly 150 lifts open in ...

Where you've got good pistes, you're bound to have good bars and restaurants. This especially applies in Italy, where I found that eating and drinking had indeed been honed to a fine art. THE ...

"My coach is from Italy and for the last two years, we’ve gotten to ski in the Dolomites in northern Italy on our days off from jumping," says Hendrickson. "Those mountains are breathtaking.

Discover Cinque Torri, a breathtaking rock formation in the heart of the Dolomites, just 16 km from Cortina d’Ampezzo where three valleys—Ampezzo, Badia, and Cordevole—intersect. Famed for its natural ...

Of course, Val Gardena is most famous for the Sellaronda ski circuit, a circular 42-kilometre tour around the giant Sella massif that skiers can negotiate without taking a single ski lift twice.

Beyond the differences in colors alone, most European ski maps use numbers instead of names to signify ski runs. In Colorado, you might head down runs named Bittersweet, Copperopolis, or Kaboom.

Italy's unfussy Dolomites are a place of cheerful communities, ... A Ski Safari Across Italy's Dolomites. More than just the slopes await. By Toby Skinner. December 26, 2024. Jack Johns ...

Hit the slopes and rev up your holiday spirit in December on this weeklong skiing and Christmas market tour of Italy’s Dolomite Mountains. Spend the first three days visiting the villages of ...

The Great War Ski Tour is offered by Dolomite Mountains (0844 854 1882; dolomitemountains.com). Starting and finishing in Alta Badia, the four-day guided trip costs from €970 (£715)pp (€870 ...

SKI: The Dolomites, Italy Where you've got good pistes, you're bound to have good bars and restaurants. This especially applies in Italy, where I found that eating and drinking had indeed been ...