@Pat AKA mustski's query,
https://www.pugski.com/posts/338013/
motivated me to kick-off this TR.
Departing with my son on Saturday. My wife is already in Venice and marveling at all there is to see. A little background, in case you’re interested and have not read,
https://www.pugski.com/threads/mostly-on-piste-eu-village-to-village-safari.11689/
There were three companies I considered. SwissSkiSafari, InspiredItaly that was recommended by @sbooker, and DolomiteMountains.com. The latter has just what I was looking for, onpiste hut-to-hut, baggage transferred for us between huts, and good food.
https://www.dolomitemountains.com/en/winter_spring_trips/ski_safari2652.htm
Click "More Info" on that page's menu. We are doing this trip, adapted to our schedule, when we can arrive, how long we have.
SwissSkiSafari, we would have stayed overnight at just one hotel, maybe two. IspiredItaly, we would have had to carry our things between huts which, quite manageable,
https://inspireditaly.com/travellers-tales/what-to-pack-for-an-inspired-italy-dolomites-ski-safari/
But, I did not want to burden my wife with that, not on her first hut-to-hut.
Our guide will be Carlo Cosi. Reading his CV, sounds perfect.
https://www.alpin-ism.com/about/team/carlo-cosi
More than perfect. I mean, all we need is a hospitality professional. But, now, there should be some good stories to be had, and my 16-year old son's ears might perk up.
Flying into Venice, arriving Sunday morning. From there, we take a Cortina Express bus to Alta Badia, with transfer in Cortina d'Ampezzo, where my wife will be by then,
https://www.dolomiti.org/en/cortina/transfer/
She will join us for the leg to Alta Badia, where our tour starts. The tour ends in Cortina. Dolomite Mountains offered to arrange private transfer. But, I felt that it would be a better experience for my son, figuring out for ourselves how to get there.
We will be joined by a friend. French, lives in Paris, empty nester. Unfortunately his wife, lovely Japanese lady, cannot join us.
More unfortunately, my wife's knee is hurting her. She saw the doctor yesterday morning, just in time for her departure last night. Something about her knee-cap not being stable, because muscles on the inside are weak. PT prescribed. The doctor won't tell her not to ski or play tennis, but points out that doing so will delay healing. He recommends a knee brace, one that has a hole for the kneecap. She will try that.
Good news is that, our trip coordinator advises that she can transfer from one hut to another using drivers, lifts, and ski-doos (snowmobiles??), with the luggage. That sounds terrible doesn't it? Being transferred with the luggage, like cargo? So, I did some research. Maybe we can rent one I'd these!
https://cascade-rescue.com/model-350-the-extreme/
Carlo and I can take her on the ski tour. It even has belay points!
This could really be fun, as @PeteW shared,
https://www.pugski.com/threads/mountain-rescue-in-a-hurry.14622/
My wife didn’t laugh.
https://www.pugski.com/posts/338013/
motivated me to kick-off this TR.
Departing with my son on Saturday. My wife is already in Venice and marveling at all there is to see. A little background, in case you’re interested and have not read,
https://www.pugski.com/threads/mostly-on-piste-eu-village-to-village-safari.11689/
There were three companies I considered. SwissSkiSafari, InspiredItaly that was recommended by @sbooker, and DolomiteMountains.com. The latter has just what I was looking for, onpiste hut-to-hut, baggage transferred for us between huts, and good food.
https://www.dolomitemountains.com/en/winter_spring_trips/ski_safari2652.htm
Click "More Info" on that page's menu. We are doing this trip, adapted to our schedule, when we can arrive, how long we have.
SwissSkiSafari, we would have stayed overnight at just one hotel, maybe two. IspiredItaly, we would have had to carry our things between huts which, quite manageable,
https://inspireditaly.com/travellers-tales/what-to-pack-for-an-inspired-italy-dolomites-ski-safari/
But, I did not want to burden my wife with that, not on her first hut-to-hut.
Our guide will be Carlo Cosi. Reading his CV, sounds perfect.
https://www.alpin-ism.com/about/team/carlo-cosi
More than perfect. I mean, all we need is a hospitality professional. But, now, there should be some good stories to be had, and my 16-year old son's ears might perk up.
Flying into Venice, arriving Sunday morning. From there, we take a Cortina Express bus to Alta Badia, with transfer in Cortina d'Ampezzo, where my wife will be by then,
https://www.dolomiti.org/en/cortina/transfer/
She will join us for the leg to Alta Badia, where our tour starts. The tour ends in Cortina. Dolomite Mountains offered to arrange private transfer. But, I felt that it would be a better experience for my son, figuring out for ourselves how to get there.
We will be joined by a friend. French, lives in Paris, empty nester. Unfortunately his wife, lovely Japanese lady, cannot join us.
More unfortunately, my wife's knee is hurting her. She saw the doctor yesterday morning, just in time for her departure last night. Something about her knee-cap not being stable, because muscles on the inside are weak. PT prescribed. The doctor won't tell her not to ski or play tennis, but points out that doing so will delay healing. He recommends a knee brace, one that has a hole for the kneecap. She will try that.
Good news is that, our trip coordinator advises that she can transfer from one hut to another using drivers, lifts, and ski-doos (snowmobiles??), with the luggage. That sounds terrible doesn't it? Being transferred with the luggage, like cargo? So, I did some research. Maybe we can rent one I'd these!
https://cascade-rescue.com/model-350-the-extreme/
Carlo and I can take her on the ski tour. It even has belay points!
This could really be fun, as @PeteW shared,
https://www.pugski.com/threads/mountain-rescue-in-a-hurry.14622/
My wife didn’t laugh.
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