Ski Safari: Essence of the Dolomites GROUP DEPARTURE

Arrive at the Venice Marco Polo International Airport (VCE). At 2pm, you will take a private group transfer from the airport to Cortina d’Ampezzo (~2.5 hours, 1,224m / 4,016'), and check into your luxury hotel.
 
Cortina d’Ampezzo is a charming alpine resort town surrounded by stunning peaks. Host to the 1956 Winter Olympics, and co-host of the 2026 Winter Olympics, Cortina enjoys a reputation for great skiing in winter, and in the summer attracts hikers and climbers who challenge the rocky faces of the nearby mountains. This chic town also caters to the high society crowd, offering many year-round social activities, shopping, and fine dining.
 
In the late afternoon you will meet your local English speaking Professional UIAGM/IFMGA Ski Guide  who will provide a trip briefing. Enjoy dinner tonight at your hotel.

Today you will discover the Cortina d’Ampezzo ski resort, with its 120 kilometers (75 miles) of slopes and 35 lifts. It is well-known all over the world not only for playing host to the first-ever televised Winter Olympics in the 1956, but also for its fashionable attire. This area offers some of the most exhilarating and beautiful alpine ski runs in the world, and today you will get to know its slopes! Discover the famous Olympia where the men’s Olympic downhill events were held, for many years a stage of the Women’s World Cup, and one of the sites of Alpine ski racing in the 2026 Winter Games. Explore the superb Canalone (Couloir, in English), where the women’s downhill Olympic events took place, and the beautiful, but more tranquil slopes of Faloria and Cristallo.

Spend the morning today skiing in the beautiful Civetta resort, before transferring to the Passo San Pellegrino ski area for the afternoon, enjoying its wide open, sun-soaked slopes.
 
The beautiful, uncrowded Civetta resort offers and extensive skiing area with 80 kilometers (~50 miles) of trails served by 23 ski lifts, and an interesting diversity of runs for all abilities. Surrounded majestic peaks, the valleys surrounding Monte Civetta – Alleghe, Selva di Cadore, Zoldo, and Palafavera – are full of stunning landscapes, pristine views, and rich in history and tradition.
In the afternoon, take a private transfer to Falcade and ski the Passo San Pellegrino ski area: more than 60 kilometers (37 miles) of slopes spread out at altitudes between 1,918 and 2,513 meters (6,293-8,245'), equipped with 26 cutting edge lift systems. At the end of your skiing day, a snowmobile will transfer you to your rifugio for the night.

Continue to explore the San Pellegrino Ski Area, a true paradise in the heart of the Dolomiti Superski. In addition to the dozens of downhill runs of varying length and difficulty, there is a snowpark, cross-country skiing circuits, and many snowshoeing and ski touring routes. What’s more, San Pellegrino hosts the elite of world skiing every year during international competitions including the Val di Fassa Ski World Cup and the Women's Alpine Ski European Cup. The reknowned La VolatA slope is a staple of these races, plunging 630 meters (2,067') in just 2,350meters (~1.5-miles) down towards Passo San Pellegrino, reaching a maximum slope gradient of 47 percent.
The connection with the nearby Ski Area Alpe Lusia adds an additional 40 kilometers (25 miles) of slopes to the ski area total, enabling you to enjoy a total of 100 kilometers (62 miles) of pistes between the two resorts. A convenient, high-frequency ski bus connects the two districts in just a few minutes. A with San Pellegrino, the majority of the ski runs at Alpe Lusia are above the treeline, offering you an amazing view of the surrounding peaks.

Today, you will discover the famous Sellaronda Ski Tour. This fantastic rout circumnavigates the Sella Massif, and is one of the most spectacular ski tours of the world. Considered somewhat of a “merry-go-round” for intermediate level skiers, this unique circular connection of lifts and runs was once the only way the ancient inhabitants of the Ladin villages could maintain a connection with each other.
 
Today, you will discover the famous Sellaronda Ski Tour. This fantastic route circumnavigates the Sella Massif, and is one of the most spectacular ski tours of the world. Considered somewhat of a “merry-go-round” for intermediate level skiers, this unique circular connection of lifts and runs was once the only way the ancient inhabitants of the Dolomites’ Ladin villages could maintain a connection with each other. Nowadays it’s a modern-day carousel that connects four Dolomite passes, four Ladin valleys, and three Italian districts!
 
The Alta Badia ski resort is comprised of 130 kilometers (81 miles) of groomed pistes, serviced by more than 50 modern ski lifts. Enjoy skiing in Alta Badia this afternoon.

Kronplatz is a popular destination for skiers, with its majestic 2,275-meter (7,464') peak standing out from the surrounding mountains. On the top of a wooded area, along the south side of the Pusteria Valley, it offers a 360-degree panorama of the entire surroundings. In fact, the view from Kronplatz is one of the most beautiful in the Alps, and offers vistas across all points of the compass: from Austria’s Lienz Dolomites to the east, to Italy and Switzerland’s Ortler Group to the west, from the Dolomite’s Marmolada Massif to the south, and across the Puster Valley to the Zillertal Alps in the north. With 105 kilometers (65 miles) of pistes and more than 30 modern lifts, its slopes will take you towards Riscone (Brunico), San Vigilio di Marebbe, Valdaora, and Perca.

At 9:00am, take a private transfer to the Brunico / Bruneck Train Station. Depart to the airport for your homeward bound flight, or to your next destination in Italy.