Dolomitic Experience

26/07/2021

Really nice read!!! A bit of history!
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https://www.snowtrex.co.uk/magazine/holidays-winter-sports/history-of-skiing/
Nevasport.com

When did skiing become a leisure sport and when was the first lift opened? SnowTrex has summarized the history of skiing.

23/07/2021

Ohhh yess please!!! 🏔️🏞️🏔️🏞️🏔️
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The ultimate hotel guide to the Italian Dolomites https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/travel/2021/03/the-ultimate-hotel-guide-to-the-italian-dolomites via

Incredible food, laid-back resorts, superb snow and reasonable rates — all against the backdrop of mountains so majestic that UNESCO gave the landscape World Heritage status. If one ski region has it all, it’s the Dolomites.

15/07/2021

History and Girl Power 💪💪💪
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‘The Ascent of Woman’ – Celebrating Early Women Mountaineers

In this special blog we learn about the pioneering women mountaineers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, using newspapers from the Archive.

14/07/2021

Not the best news....
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UK school skiing trips to EU could be wiped out by Brexit visa rules https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jul/02/uk-school-skiing-trips-to-eu-could-be-wiped-out-by-brexit-visa-rules

Extra cost of permission for British temporary staff to work in resorts likely to be prohibitive for firms

06/07/2021

‘It opened my eyes’: Lesotho ski resort goes off-piste to keep workers https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/jun/28/it-opened-my-eyes-lesotho-ski-resort-goes-off-piste-to-keep-workers

The pandemic has hit tourism but retraining and a range of initiatives have enabled staff to stay and even hit the slopes

30/06/2021

Not good news today...
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Mountaintop glacier ice disappearing in tropics around the world https://phys.org/news/2021-06-mountaintop-glacier-ice-tropics-world.html
Nevasport.com

Mountaintop glacier ice in the tropics of all four hemispheres covers significantly less area—in one case as much as 93% less—than it did just 50 years ago, a new study has found.

29/06/2021

We all need more of that! 🤩🤩⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Lesotho ski resort goes off-piste to keep workers

The pandemic has hit tourism but retraining and a range of initiatives have enabled staff to stay and even hit the slopes

28/06/2021

The Indy Pass. How this works!?
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One Hit Wonder? Nope. 2 More Join The Independent Ski Pass Revolution https://localfreshies.com/two-new-independent-ski-pass-resorts/ #.YNmDkH9jcOg.twitter

The revolution continues two more ski areas join the independent ski pass known as Indy Pass which now includes 60+ resorts.

23/06/2021

SUMMEEEEER!!! 🎿🎿🎿🎿🎿🎿
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https://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/06/22/the-best-spots-in-europe-for-a-summer-ski-holiday
Nevasport.com

Here’s a selection of European destinations to escape the summer heatwave and sweep down snow-covered slopes in July and August.

21/06/2021

Such an amazing getaway!!! Luck!!
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Business Traveller has teamed up with the Grand Hotel Savoia to offer a four-night stay for two people, including buffet breakfast, vomplimentary access to the Savoia SPA and Wellness Centre…

16/06/2021

Interesting and good to know!!🎿
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An Edinburgh man has won £16k in damages after agonising' skiing injury in French Alps https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/an-edinburgh-man-has-won-ps16k-in-damages-after-agonising-skiing-injury-in-french-alps-3257572

A holidaymaker who suffered agonising injury in a skiing accident has been awarded £16,000 in damages after a 5-year nightmare that “never should have gone to trial.”

10/06/2021

Stunning panoramic views from one of many little alpine villages in the heart of the Dolomites. Many don't even appear on maps, but they have some of the most beautiful sceneries these mountains can offer. Shot taken in May in a year of an endless winter.
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