Hils Everitt checks out Club Med Pragelato-Sestriere in Italy’s Via Lattea ski area and gets the chance to spend some time with former Olympic Team GB slopestyle snowboarder Jamie Nicholls.
We stood downslope at the Sestriere Snow Park, mobile cameras at the ready, eagerly waiting for former Olympic Team GB slopestyle snowboarder Jamie Nicholls to set off.
Ben Hobden discovers exceptional skiing and delightful après-ski rewards well earned on a trip to the Italian ski resort of Courmayeur.
There are ski resorts that exist purely for sport. Courmayeur exists for comfort and beauty, and for the deep satisfaction of earning every indulgence. Here, skiing is not about relentless mileage or après excess, but about balance between effort and reward, wilderness and refinement.
Independent travel agent Iglu Ski say that skiing in Italy in April is all about making the most of increasingly frequent bluebird days and quieter pistes. The best way to do that is to book a trip to one of the snow-sure, higher altitude resorts, which offer a great variety of runs for skiers of all abilities, as well as glorious glaciers, fresh powder, plenty of sunshine, and, of course, Italian food.
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This year’s ski season in Alta Badia gets underway on 5 December and its annual culinary event – The Gourmet Skisafari – is celebrating its 10th edition on Saturday, 9 December. It will feature no fewer than four Michelin starred chefs – Massimiliano Alajmo, Andrea Berton, Simone Cantafio and Tomaž Kavčič.