{"product_id":"gourmet-peaks-ski-safari-dolomites","title":"7-Day Gourmet Peaks Ski Safari in the Dolomites","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWhy choose this ski safari?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo Michelin-starred dinners\u003c\/strong\u003e: on nights two and five a private transfer takes you to two starred restaurants in the Dolomites, for tasting menus that rework Ladin and alpine cooking.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSix ski areas in five ski days\u003c\/strong\u003e: Val Gardena, the Marmolada glacier, Civetta, Passo San Pellegrino, Buffaure in Val di Fassa and Alta Badia, linked on skis, via the Sellaronda and with short private transfers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo nights in a rifugio\u003c\/strong\u003e: sleep high in a mountain hut with a private en-suite room after the glacier and after Civetta; on the second night you arrive by snowmobile.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA wine-tour day on skis\u003c\/strong\u003e: in Alta Badia a ski instructor and a sommelier lead you from hut to hut, tasting local wines right on the snow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrom the Saslong to the glacier: a route that changes character every day\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gourmet Peaks Ski Safari runs through the heart of \u003cstrong\u003eDolomiti Superski\u003c\/strong\u003e, the largest lift-linked ski circuit in the world: 12 valleys and 1,200 km (745 mi) of pistes on one pass. You start in \u003cstrong\u003eVal Gardena\u003c\/strong\u003e, where the Gardena Ronda circuit links Selva, Santa Cristina and Ortisei beneath the Sassolungo. Here you test yourself on the \u003cstrong\u003eSaslong\u003c\/strong\u003e, the World Cup downhill, and if you want quieter groomers you ride up to Alpe di Siusi, Europe's largest high alpine meadow. Day three changes scale: the \u003cstrong\u003eMarmolada\u003c\/strong\u003e cable car lifts you toward the 3,343 m (10,968 ft) summit, and from the top station you ski roughly 12 km (7.5 mi) of continuous piste down to the larch forests, with the option of the \u003cstrong\u003eSerrai di Sottoguda\u003c\/strong\u003e, a narrow gorge lined with frozen waterfalls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second half is wilder. \u003cstrong\u003eSki Civetta\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the least-visited areas in the Dolomites: long tree-lined runs with Pelmo and Civetta in front of you, no lift lines, a real-mountain feel. Then \u003cstrong\u003ePasso San Pellegrino\u003c\/strong\u003e, where a snowmobile carries you to a rifugio (mountain hut) in a bowl closed off by the Costabella ridge, the Pale di San Martino on the horizon. On day five you warm up on \u003cstrong\u003eBuffaure\u003c\/strong\u003e, a small balcony above Val di Fassa with views from the Catinaccio to the Marmolada, then ride the \u003cstrong\u003eSellaronda\u003c\/strong\u003e over Passo Pordoi and Passo Campolongo into \u003cstrong\u003eAlta Badia\u003c\/strong\u003e, entirely on skis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFood is the thread. Two of your six evenings are spent in a Michelin-starred dining room: first a multi-course tasting menu down-valley in Val Gardena, then a starred stua in Alta Badia serving six courses built on ingredients chosen that morning. In between, hut dinners: wood-paneled rooms, a lit stove, mountain cooking done properly. On the last day the wine comes up onto the piste: with a ski instructor and a sommelier you tour the panoramic huts of Alta Badia, and every stop is a guided tasting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is this ski safari for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkier level:\u003c\/strong\u003e technical level 3 and physical level 2 on the partner's 1–4 scales. You need solid technique on sustained red runs (blue in US terms), short mandatory black or steep sections, and the pace to finish long itineraries like the Marmolada and the Sellaronda within lift hours. Expect 4–5 hours a day on skis, with real breaks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGroup type:\u003c\/strong\u003e couples, small groups of friends or families with adult children who ski well and want more than a standard ski week: a new ski area every day, a different table every night. Two to six participants, self-guided or with a private ski guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccommodation style:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4-star hotels in Val Gardena and Alta Badia, two nights in a rifugio with private en-suite rooms. Your luggage is moved for you on transfer days. 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