Come and revel in a 3 night summer ski break on one of Europe's highest glaciers deep into the Italian Alps. This holiday offers a truly unique experience for those of you who'd like a second ski holiday without missing out on the summer sun. Ski, relax and sunbathe on the 'top of the world' with Italian cuisine, swimming pool and health centre included.
What's included: Full-board accommodation in a mountain 'chalet' hotel |> 2-day ski pass |> ski & boot hire |> swimming pool |> health centre (sauna, turkish bath, idromassagio, gym) |> evening entertainment.
Flights not included.
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HIGHLIGHTS
Skiing on a glacier in the Italian Alps # Ski the summer snow # Italian cuisine in a Hotel at 2760m amongst high Alpine peaks.
ITINERARY
Day 1: Transfer day, to Passo dello Stelvio. Flying into Milan-Bergamo: we suggest your own car-hire as the cheapest and most convenient means of transfer between the airport and glacier ski resort. Allow 3h15 by car for the journey - door to door. Hotel located at the top of the mountain pass, below the glacier. View transfer details from Milan-Bergamo to Passo dello Stelvio.
Day 2: Summer Ski to your heart's delight. Breakfast, walk out of the hotel and onto the glacier, apply boots and skiis, ski to your heart's content, lunch under the summer sun, afternoon ski, swim and turkish bath, evening of Italian cuisine. Our Comment: With its 2,760 – 3,450 metres of altitude, the Passo dello Stelvio, the highest in Europe, links the Alta Valtellina to Alto Adige. Passo dello Stelvio is possibly the greatest summer ski resort in Europe. Here skiing seems quite amazing: in fact, you ski from the end of May till November while the Pass is closed in the winter season, because of the bad weather and the impassable road. The total kilometres of tracks are 30, 15 of which are for beginners and 15 have a medium difficulty level, and a total of 10 ski lifts. Cross-country ski can be practised in the 12 kilometres of tracks, divided into 3 different tracks, one of them directly at the top of the pass, the other two in the centre of the glacier skiing area. One of them is the very strenuous glacier-track, called “pista fondo cristallo” where especially cross-country champions, like Johann Mühlegg etc., extend their physical endurance at over 3000 m.
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Day 3: Ski and take the summer sun. Breakfast, walk out of the hotel and onto the glacier, on the glacier you can ski during summer season, from June to October. The glacier is situated at an altitude from 2760m to 3450m, being the highest summer ski area in Italy. Alpine skiing, snowboarding and cross-country - winter sports in the summer ! Swim and turkish bath, evening of Italian cuisine. Our Comment: 20 km of slopes among Ortles-Cevedales and Cristallo mountains, at 3000 meters of height, on the glacier near the biggest Pass of Europe; here is where the ancient and well-tested tradition of international summer skiing was born. The Stelvio Pass, crossroads of different cultures and histories, today is a big school of summer skiing and is the favourite location of big competitive teams from all over the world. Here, every year, thousands of colts face in a special kermesse named Ghiaccissimo… With its lift system able to carry 9000 people an hour, working from May to November, with 1400 bedspaces, the Stelvio Pass is not only one of the most important summer ski resorts but it is also an important destination for summer tourists which can take part in a lot of events. There is the “Re Stelvio”, if you want to follow Fausto Coppi’s footsteps and you love climbing; there is the international motorcycle rally with more than 6000 racers coming from all around Europe; and there is the vintage car rally on the road which from 1825 is connecting Tirolo and Lombardia. View more photos of a great ski experience.
Day 4: Transfer day. Flying from Milan-Bergamo: Allow 3h15 by car for the journey back to Bergamo airport.
ADDITIONAL INFO
Come and have a 3 night break on one of Europes highest glaciers deep into the Italian Alps. This resort (only open in summer) is used by many Olympic ski federations for summer training and has guaranteed snow. Fly to Bergamo airport (Ryanair hub with 10 flights a day from UK), hire a car and make the scenic drive to a fabulous alpine Hotel complete with it's own indoor swimming pool, sauna, turkish bath and gym. Italian cusine is included in the price as well as evening entertainment. And don't worry about ski pass and ski hire... they are included as well. Ideal: This summer glacier ski break offers all the ingredients for a simply ideal summer holiday - ski, sunbathe and swim under an Alpine sky. The perfect solution for those couples and groups who want to 'chill' and to 'thrill'. Hotel: You will be staying in a fabulous alpine Hotel complete with it's own indoor swimming pool, sauna, turkish bath and gym. Full-board Italian cusine - breakfast, lunch and evening meals included in the price as well as evening entertainment.
Extend your stay: Extend your stay by 3 nights and enjoy some relaxed activities to end your holiday in style on the Lake of Iseo. Mountain biking, hiking and a day sailing on Lago d'Iseo on your own privately chartered yacht with captain.
You should be reasonably fit and already familiar with the sport of skiing. Anyone who is reasonably confident on skiis and wants to enjoy an exhilarating few days up on a high Alpine glaicer can participate on this holiday - we suggest you should have already skied at least 1 week.
To book: Check or
email
or call +44 (0)845 0944 669.
NOTE:
1. Prices in 'euros' and based on 2 people sharing a double room,
otherwise a single supplement applies. Flights not included unless
specified.
