Paragliding in Cortina d’ Ampezzo, Belluno,
Veneto Italy
Montegrappa Trophy:
Annually at Easter time
Flying season:
June to October
Already since the '70s, Cortina d' Ampezzo was considered to be the most important flying area in Italy and Europe as well. The Italian Free Flight Federation was also founded here in 1976 when many clubs have started to operate many free flights at the same period.
Cortina is also hosting many and very important national and international competitions and championships such as the International German Open and the National Trofeo Montegrappa. After a short period when free flight was banned, Cortina returns to play an important role to the sport.
The flying season begins in June and it ends in October. Nearby, Val di Fassa is a well-known flight zone and it is regarded as the home place for free flying. Flying to the alpine sky gives you the unique opportunity to admire the incredible natural landscape while it offers you a breathtaking panorama!
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Recently, for the pleasure of ski fans, safari skiing version is getting very popular in Trentino-Alto Adige Region, in northern Italy. Followed by mountain guides and instructors, the fans can reach zones and spots in remote areas difficult to access otherwise.
Ski boarding is a new trend among skiers around the world. Ski boarding has shorter skis than normal ones and it looks more like the small snowboards. It’s safer and easier to learn while it is getting funnier for the practitioners, since its design allows the skier to move and jump freely without loosing the control of the skis.
An old fashioned mean of transportation like snowmobile, it has became nowadays an exciting sport with lots of fans. In Dolomites area, especially in Cortina d ’Ampezzo, a well-known winter resort, snowmobiling is largely practiced for touring the mountains and the small valleys in a funny, stimulating and relaxing way.
Monte Baldo mountain chain and its surrounding area, in Lake Garda, is the perfect open playground for winter mountain sports fans. From December until March, Monte Baldo offers to ski fans an amazing skiing season. The eastern slopes of the Mountain are more friendly for ski activities due to the surface conditions - it is less rocky. The most famous slope in the zone is the Prà Alpesina, a black marked run and fixed training point for many national championships as well as regional and national ski events.
Telemark is the new tendency in the snow world. Named after the homonym region in Norway, this identifiable technique with the bent-knee curves is the oldest skiing style.
The Dolomites mountain chain and its surroundings is just the ideal location for anyone to practice all kind of snow and ice activities. Ice climbing fans can find here an exceptional arena with countless options for practicing their preferred sport. In Corvara, no more than 20 km/12.4 mi from Cortina d' Ampezzo, there is one of the largest artificial installations in Europe.
Trentino-Alto Adige region, in north Italy, can be considered as one of the most known destination among fans of climbing. With the Italian Alps in Trentino side and the Dolomites di Brenta in Adige side, the entire region seems to be an extensive playground, full of options.
