Wow that was a lot of miles on skis…

As suggested by the guy at the ski rental I choose to ski the resort outside of my hotel (which is about 5km from the actual base area). I was glad to have scoped out the nearby trails yesterday as the logistics of this resort are overwhelming. I made it over to a new area and took multiple lifts to get to the top. From there, a bit of intermediate terrain before a very steep black section. This was a fun spot so I lapped it a few times. Followed by moving down the mountain one lift, lapping each until I made it back to the base area.

The big cable car was not running so I started moving west on the mountain to a eight person Skyline gondola that provides access to the “Super 8.”

From https://www.dolomiti.org/:
The “Super 8” ski tour takes place on the slopes of the 5 Torri and Lagazuoi ski areas. The route has unique characteristics: it is simple, long, panoramic and develops between some of the most famous Dolomite peaks, such as the 5 Torri, Averau and Nuvolau, Lagazuoi, the Fanis and Conturines group.

It is necessary to take the ski bus or a taxi from San Cassiano to the Falzarego pass and be in possession of the valley ski pass.

After completing about a third of the route, the next lift had delayed opening so I had time to explore this fun area. There is very little ungroomed terrain at these resorts, but under a slow double lift was a section that people were skiing so I decided to give it a try. A number of steep descents in deep powder made for a fun time. If it wasn’t for the slow lift and the eventual opening the next lift along the Super 8s trail, I might have hung out here all day.

Back on the Super 8s trail; it was a ski, lift, ski long traverse, lift, short ski, lift, lift, ski traverse, cable car, ski very long traverse, horse tow, ski, hike, ski, shuttle. All told I covered over 60 miles on my skis, wow!

I headed back into town for dinner, flipping from fine dining to a pub style spot. Still the food was good and plentiful. So no complaints for me.