Included: A certified, English-speaking ski guide with extensive knowledge of the area 7 days of backcountry ski touring 3 nights’ accommodation in a hotel in Alta Badia (4-star) 3 nights’ accommodation in mountain huts (rifugios) All breakfasts and dinners Dolomiti Superski Pass for one day Transportation in the area as per itinerary Duffel bag luggage transfer Avalanche safety, search and rescue equipment rental (transceiver, probe and shovel) Not included: Technical backcountry ski touring equipment Transportation before and after the trip Airport transfers Lunches

How fit do I need to be?

To enjoy this backcountry adventure, you need to be in very good physical shape. You will be on your feet for multiple hours a day for 5 full days, covering multiple miles of terrain every day. You will need to manage controlled descents in variable conditions. All participants should feel comfortable on challenging blue or black-level resort runs and be able to carry a loaded daypack while skinning up variable degrees of terrain.

What if I’ve never backcountry skied before?

Backcountry skiing isn’t just for pros looking for the ultimate thrill ride, it’s also beginner friendly, meaning anyone with solid blue level resort experience can have fun in the backcountry. If you’ve never backcountry skied before, heading out with a guide is your best bet. They’ll take care of the planning, introduce you to the basics, like skinning uphill, and teach you how to manage the terrain. They also have the experience and avalanche training to keep you safe.

What equipment do I need to bring?

For technical backcountry ski touring gear, you will need to bring: Alpine touring skis, telemark skis with bindings and skins (can be rented) Touring boots and poles (can be rented) Ski crampons Boot crampons Climbing harness Technical socks Avalanche safety equipment (included in the price): Digital, 3-antenna avalanche transceiver or beacon Lightweight snow shovel Avalanche probe For personal items, we recommend bringing: Helmet Sunglasses or ski goggles Gloves and a warm hat Liner gloves Wide-brim hat or sun-cap Wind and waterproof shell jacket with hood (Gore-Tex recommended) Ski pants (Gore-Tex recommended) Down jacket or vest Synthetic or wool base layers, underwear and socks Middle or insulation layers Neck gaiter and roll-neck Face mask or balaclava — optional One triple-action locking carabiner or two conventional locking carabiners Repair kit and Leatherman for your equipment (can be shared between several people) Water bottle and 1L of water or a hydration system Thermos with a warm beverage — optional Food you can eat on-the-go First aid kit Sunscreen Headlamp Daypack large enough to carry all items listed (around a 25-30L backpack) Camera — optional

Can I rent equipment?

All mandatory gear can be rented if you don’t have your own. You can rent: Avalanche safety pack, including beacon, shovel and probe are included in the price of your adventure. Alpine touring or telemark skis, touring boots and poles can be rented from Sport Badia or are available on request from your guiding service. Ski rental locations are in Corvara, Alta Badia, and should be picked up the night prior to your outing. If you need to rent gear, let us know and we can help make arrangements.

Group sizes and age requirements

Group sizes and pricing: For the private adventures, the max client-to-guide ratio is 4:1. All prices are per person. Costs per person decrease as the group grows for the private adventures, so it’s the perfect opportunity to ski with friends and family. It takes a minimum of 2 people for the private adventures to operate. Ski touring in the Dolomites can be arranged for larger groups. Contact us to make arrangements. Min. age requirements: If you are older than 18, you’re good to go. Minors may be permitted to join private tours on a case-by-case basis. If your group has skiers under the age of 18, contact us prior to booking to make arrangements.

Getting there and meeting location

To get to Alta Badia, most people fly into Innsbruck Airport , Austria, about 2.5 hours away from Alta Badia or Venice-Treviso Airport and Venice Marco Polo Airport , Italy, both just under 3 hours away from Alta Badia. From there, you can rent a car or take a bus. The major airport is Milan Malpensa Airport , about 5 hours away from Alta Badia. From there, you can rent a car or take a train and bus. Once you and your guide agree on the details of your itinerary, you will arrive in Alta Badia and check into your hotel there. In the late afternoon, you’ll meet up with your guide. The guide will choose the appropriate terrain dependent on conditions and the ability of the group.

Safety measures and insurance

We highly recommend that you cover all your bases with both medical and travel protection . To make your booking and traveling experience as carefree as possible , simply choose Redpoint—the official 57hours insurance partner ! Redpoint tailors their protection packages for adventure travel, offering a comprehensive travel program, even in remote locations. Trip cancellation, natural disasters, pandemic coverage, medical evacuation, primary medical expenses—regardless of the travel interruption that may happen, Redpoint will have you covered. Once your booking is confirmed and your trip is paid in full, you will be offered to purchase Redpoint’s protection. If you need any help or require more information, let us know and we will be happy to help!

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Backcountry Skiing and Off-Piste Skills in the Dolomites

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Duration

7 days

Season

December through April

Accommodation

Comfort: 4-star hotel and mountain huts

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Located within the Alps in north-eastern Italy and boasting 18 dizzying peaks towering above 3,000 meters, the Dolomites are a range that has captivated ardent shredders for years. Its versatile off-piste terrain will welcome you with open arms no matter if you’re a newcomer to the backcountry or an experienced skier with acres of snow under your belt. Far from the crowded ski resorts and tracked-out snow, this UNESCO World Heritage site serves as an ideal area to refine your skills. However, regardless of how skilled of a skier you are, you have to approach every backcountry trip with extra caution due to the threat of an avalanche. The Dolomites are an ideal classroom setting to learn how to avoid panicking if things go south. Add to that breathtaking landscapes and the idyllic atmosphere in rifugios, the traditional huts scattered along the way, and you’ll be blown away by this majestic range. Join an expert guide and reach new heights in the backcountry! Find out why the Dolomites are one of t he best places for backcountry skiing in Europe.

Adventure highlights

Discover the influences of three different cultures in rustic huts
Escape the packed resorts and let the vast backcountry be your classroom
The incredibly diverse off-piste terrain offers opportunities for newbie and seasoned skiers alike

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Head straight to the Dolomites’ backcountry and discover the world of backcountry skiing! Learn useful skills on the diverse off-piste terrain and get your first taste of the backcountry. Master the fundamental ski touring techniques and skills by starting off slowly on easy descents and slowly progress towards more challenging terrain. Learn how to stay safe with an avalanche education course and enjoy the gorgeous vistas in the process. Join your private expert guide who’ll navigate you throughout the way.

To begin your exciting backcountry adventure, you’ll arrive in Alta Badia and check into your hotel. In the late afternoon, meet with your guide for a trip briefing, equipment check and trip orientation. Encircled by the stunning peaks of the Dolomites, it is safe to say that Alta Badia is in the heart of the Dolomites. Take in the gorgeous scenery around you and discover the influences of three different cultures in this lovely destination. You’ll have dinner and spend the night in your hotel in Alta Badia.
Today marks the first day of skiing off-piste in the Dolomites. You’ll have breakfast and kick off the day with some easier descents and progressively move on to more challenging terrain throughout the course of the day. Use the incredible system of lifts that access off-piste terrain. Your guide will assess your ability and tailor a perfect backcountry experience for you by providing tips and techniques to help you improve your overall skiing ability and performance. The guide will also help you work on some specific aspects of your technique and body posture that require adjustment. You’ll have dinner and spend the night in your hotel in Alta Badia.
A private transfer will take you to Pederü at the foot of the Fanes-Sennes-Braies National Park. Continue to your rifugio and by snowcat and have breakfast.
For the next three days, you’ll focus on skiing, orientation and avalanche skills. Your guide will continue coaching you and fine-tune your technique to cope with different snow conditions and slopes, as well as teach you additional skills and terrain-specific tips. Learn how to use and care for your equipment, change your boots and bindings from climbing to descending and how to manage your climbing skins. This course will also offer some tricks and techniques to ski more efficiently with climbing skins, do kick turns (including uphill kick turns on steep snow slopes), teach you how to don and climb in ski crampons and when it’s time to remove your skis and start boot packing.
Over the next three days, you’ll learn about avalanche safety and search and rescue techniques, equivalent to a one-day avalanche awareness, search and rescue foundations training course. By the end of these first three days, you should feel confident and ready for the next part of the adventure! You’ll have dinner and spend the night in your rifugio.
After your breakfast, you’ll continue your adventure in the Fanes-Sennes-Braies Natural Park! Your guide will select the most suitable daily excursion according to the group abilities and snow conditions. You will spend the night in a mountain hut and have dinner there.
After breakfast, enjoy more ski touring in Fanes-Sennes-Braies and once you’re done skiing, take a private transfer to Pederü, and then head to your hotel in Alta Badia where your stored luggage will await you. Spend the night and have dinner in Alta Badia.
To cap off this backcountry experience, you’ll have breakfast in your Alta Badia hotel and depart on your own.

Backcountry Skiing and Off-Piste Skills in the Dolomites

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Dolomite Mountains

Dolomite Mountains creates unique and active outdoor experiences in Northern Italy’s Dolomites and beyond. Their roots are in the Dolomites, one of the most beautiful mountain landscapes on Earth that provides an unparalleled location for hiking, biking, climbing, skiing and much more! Dolomite Mountains has the benefit of local knowledge and expertise unlike any other, providing authentic experiences and exploring the local culture in addition to the vast panoramas and trails.

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Kate Schumann Rowe

Thank you for a trip of a lifetime! We did a 6 day ski safari, 3 nights in rifugios. Our guide was outstanding, not only professional, but engaging and knowledgeable about everything from the geography, history, food, and culture. We always had a well laid out plan, lunch reservations, and perfect timing for transfers. The skiing and sightseeing was amazing and we learned so much about the area. When it was windy one day and we could not go to one area, he easily adjusted the schedule mostly without us even knowing. All the accommodations were great! The trip exceeded my expectations in every way. Besides our amazing guide, the team at Dolomite Mountains took care of all other details of our trip and again, we could not have had an easier or better time. I can’t wait to go back!

Andreana Petrova

Dolomite Mountains provided us with an all around amazing trip experience! From the start, they were quick to respond to messages, detailed in the information they provided, professional and courteous. Everything about the trip was amazing: the mountains, the accommodations, the detailed maps and instructions that were provided to us, and the last minute weather conditions updates (we were self-guided). THANK YOU all who made this trip possible for us!

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Jacob Williams

Amazing experience. The Dolomites are a special place. Using Dolomite Mountains really takes all of the legwork and uncertainty out of the trip so you can focus on having fun. Probably exchanged two or three emails and before I knew it I was all set to have the trip of a lifetime.

Samantha Calegan

Great service, excellent organization and communication. We had such a great and seamless experience using Dolomite Mountains. I will certainly be using this service in the future!

Things to know

Included:
- - A certified, English-speaking ski guide with extensive knowledge of the area
  - 7 days of backcountry ski touring
  - 3 nights’ accommodation in a hotel in Alta Badia (4-star)
  - 3 nights’ accommodation in mountain huts (rifugios)
  - All breakfasts and dinners
  - Dolomiti Superski Pass for one day
  - Transportation in the area as per itinerary
  - Duffel bag luggage transfer
  - Avalanche safety, search and rescue equipment rental (transceiver, probe and shovel)
Not included:
- - Technical backcountry ski touring equipment
  - Transportation before and after the trip
  - Airport transfers
  - Lunches
To enjoy this backcountry adventure, you need to be in very good physical shape. You will be on your feet for multiple hours a day for 5 full days, covering multiple miles of terrain every day. You will need to manage controlled descents in variable conditions. All participants should feel comfortable on challenging blue or black-level resort runs and be able to carry a loaded daypack while skinning up variable degrees of terrain.
Backcountry skiing isn’t just for pros looking for the ultimate thrill ride, it’s also beginner friendly, meaning anyone with solid blue level resort experience can have fun in the backcountry. If you’ve never backcountry skied before, heading out with a guide is your best bet. They’ll take care of the planning, introduce you to the basics, like skinning uphill, and teach you how to manage the terrain. They also have the experience and avalanche training to keep you safe.
For technical backcountry ski touring gear, you will need to bring:
- - Alpine touring skis, telemark skis with bindings and skins (can be rented)
  - Touring boots and poles (can be rented)
  - Ski crampons
  - Boot crampons
  - Climbing harness
  - Technical socks
  - Avalanche safety equipment (included in the price):
    
    Digital, 3-antenna avalanche transceiver or beacon
    
    Lightweight snow shovel
    
    Avalanche probe
For personal items, we recommend bringing:
- - Helmet
  - Sunglasses or ski goggles
  - Gloves and a warm hat
  - Liner gloves
  - Wide-brim hat or sun-cap
  - Wind and waterproof shell jacket with hood (Gore-Tex recommended)
  - Ski pants (Gore-Tex recommended)
  - Down jacket or vest
  - Synthetic or wool base layers, underwear and socks
  - Middle or insulation layers
  - Neck gaiter and roll-neck
  - Face mask or balaclava — optional
  - One triple-action locking carabiner or two conventional locking carabiners
  - Repair kit and Leatherman for your equipment (can be shared between several people)
  - Water bottle and 1L of water or a hydration system
  - Thermos with a warm beverage — optional
  - Food you can eat on-the-go
  - First aid kit
  - Sunscreen
  - Headlamp
  - Daypack large enough to carry all items listed (around a 25-30L backpack)
  - Camera — optional
All mandatory gear can be rented if you don’t have your own. You can rent:
- - Avalanche safety pack, including beacon, shovel and probe are included in the price of your adventure.
  - Alpine touring or telemark skis, touring boots and poles can be rented from Sport Badia or are available on request from your guiding service.
Ski rental locations are in Corvara, Alta Badia, and should be picked up the night prior to your outing. If you need to rent gear, let us know and we can help make arrangements.
Group sizes and pricing:
- - For the private adventures, the max client-to-guide ratio is 4:1. All prices are per person. Costs per person decrease as the group grows for the private adventures, so it’s the perfect opportunity to ski with friends and family.
  - It takes a minimum of 2 people for the private adventures to operate.
Ski touring in the Dolomites can be arranged for larger groups. Contact us to make arrangements.

Min. age requirements:
- - If you are older than 18, you’re good to go.
  - Minors may be permitted to join private tours on a case-by-case basis.
If your group has skiers under the age of 18, contact us prior to booking to make arrangements.
To get to Alta Badia, most people fly into Innsbruck Airport, Austria, about 2.5 hours away from Alta Badia or Venice-Treviso Airport and Venice Marco Polo Airport, Italy, both just under 3 hours away from Alta Badia. From there, you can rent a car or take a bus.
The major airport is Milan Malpensa Airport, about 5 hours away from Alta Badia. From there, you can rent a car or take a train and bus.

Once you and your guide agree on the details of your itinerary, you will arrive in Alta Badia and check into your hotel there. In the late afternoon, you’ll meet up with your guide. The guide will choose the appropriate terrain dependent on conditions and the ability of the group.
We highly recommend that you cover all your bases with both medical and travel protection. To make your booking and traveling experience as carefree as possible, simply choose Redpoint—the official 57hours insurance partner!

Redpoint tailors their protection packages for adventure travel, offering a comprehensive travel program, even in remote locations. Trip cancellation, natural disasters, pandemic coverage, medical evacuation, primary medical expenses—regardless of the travel interruption that may happen, Redpoint will have you covered.

Once your booking is confirmed and your trip is paid in full, you will be offered to purchase Redpoint’s protection. If you need any help or require more information, let us know and we will be happy to help!
Secure your spot for 2025 with a 10% deposit! This tour gets sold out very quickly, but with early-bird booking, you can rest assured you’ve booked your dream adventure in time.
- Only 10% of the total amount should be paid as a deposit upon booking. This deposit is non-refundable, but can be transferred to another 57hours adventure anytime in case the dates don’t suit you. This can be done by the end of the year.
- Another 20% needs to be paid by the end of this year.
- The remaining balance is due 2 months (60 days) prior to departure.
Book your spot for 2024 with a 30% deposit. Payment of the balance is due no later than 60 days (2 months) before departure for Italy. For “last minute” bookings (trips booked 45 or fewer days before departure), full cost is due at the time of booking.

In case you need to cancel your trip, the following fees will apply:
– 91+ more days prior to departure: 20% loss of trip cost & 10% transfer to a future trip (within one calendar year)
– 46 to 90 days prior to departure: 100% loss of deposit
– 31 to 45 days prior to departure: 50% loss of full amount
– 30 days or less prior to departure: 100% loss of full amount
These charges are a percentage of the total cost of the booking. The days indicated are from the trip departure date. All cancellations must be made in writing.