Snow Shoeing in Cortina d’ Ampezzo, Belluno,
Veneto Italy
La Grava peak:
Eastern Alps, 3059m/10036ft
Haidersse Lake:
Stelvio National Park
Snowshoeing has become very popular in all winter resorts over the last years. Touring to the slopes and hiking up the hills on these ‘rackets’ gives you the opportunity to admire pure nature in remote locations, accessible only to mountaineers. Reaching heights up to the hills with breathtaking panoramas is the best reward for your efforts.
The Dolomite Mountain chain and especially the old-school ski resort of Cortina, offers countless routes and itineraries for the fans of snowshoeing. The spot represents one incredible playground arena for those who love to combine pleasure, fun and relax.
Sutton is a town situated in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is a place that you can visit in summer and winter season and one of the most appropriate places for the best snow activities. With excellent snow conditions, many events and a variety of activities, Sutton is always busy.
Wenatchee is the largest city of Chelan County, located in North Central Washington and lies on the west side of the Columbia River. The city is also known as the Apple Capital of the world, due to the valley's apple cultivations.
Mont Grand Fonds is one of the most well-known ski resorts in the Charlevoix region of Quebec, Canada. This place attracts a lot of people from all over the world every year. Mont Grand Fonds offers to its visitors the best conditions for their top holidays.
For those who feel that it is time to take a break and relax, Stoneham Mountain Resort is one of the most appropriate Canadian places. It is one of the most well-known all year round ski resorts in Quebec. Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury is a municipality, situated in the regional county municipality of La Jacques-Cartier, just north of Quebec City.
Wenatchee is the largest city of Chelan County, located in North Central Washington and lies on the west side of the Columbia River. The city is also known as the Apple Capital of the world, due to the valley's apple cultivations.
If you want to escape from the daily routine and feel the adventure at the highest level, Panorama Mountain Village is the best place to visit. It is a ski and golf resort in Canada, situated in the Purcell Mountains of southeastern British Columbia. Thanks to its rolling cliffs and stunning view of Rocky Mountains, this place attracts many people from all over the world.
During the recent years, snow kiting attracts many fans among the snow sports. In Cortina d’ Ampezzo, in Veneto region, in the foothills of Dolomites mountains, this new trend has offered a different version, the kite surfing on the icy waters of the alpine lakes. In Passo Resia, the artificial lake Resia with its 6.6 km/4.1 mi long of surface is an ideal terrain for landing and sliding on the ice.
The stand up paddling (SUP) has been practiced in Lake Garda, Veneto region already a couple of years ago. However, it has only recently become a very popular sport with lots of fans.
The entire Dolomites mountain group is an enormous playground, full of routes, trails and paths. The Alto Adige-Trentino region, in north Italy, is the ideal destination for trekking enthusiasts. Trentino, situated in the bottom of the Italian Alps, is famous for the endless opportunities that offer to the trekkers. Since 1896 when the first trail ‘’Osvaldo Orsi’ was established, thus connecting the shelter of Pedrotti e Tosa with Tuckett's one, the mountain group of Dolomites di Brenta, in the north part of the Brenta peak, offers many kilometers of trails for different levels of ability.
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 old fashion Scandinavian mean of transport, the ski joring re-appears in nowadays winter ski resorts but currently as a funny and exciting sport activity.
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.
Snowshoeing is a new trend of the recent years in the winter resorts. Although snowshoeing is a very old technique for moving on the snow, the activity has been re-emerged as a funny, relaxing and easy way to discover snowy landscapes over the last years. Without requiring any kind of ability or training, snowshoeing can give you a sense of peace and serenity while exploring paths and routes, covered by clear fresh snow.
Val Senales, located in the western foothills of the Dolomites mountain chain, 29 km/18 mi from Merano town, is the ideal arena for the snowboarding enthusiast.