Unique Terrain & Huge Lines : Tough Dolomites Ski Tours

The landscapes of the Dolomites are like nothing else on Earth, and the same goes for the skiing!

Charlie Boscoe

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On the way up to Lavarella

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At the Forcella Lavarella

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Looking across to the Sassolungo Massif from Piz Boé

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Piz Boé seen from the east.

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Bootpacking towards the summit of the Piz da Lec.

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On the summit!

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A technical section near the summit

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Looking up at Forcella Marmolada from the north

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Heading up to the Forca di Ciamin

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Rifugio Fanes

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The First Ascent Of The Day - The Forca Ciamin

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The Val Dal Se Couloir

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Entering The Val Dal Se

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Sunset On The Forca Ciamin

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Looking Back Up The Val Dal Se

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Val Dal Se

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The Stunning Sella Plateau

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A Narrow Section

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Heading down into the Val Pisciadu

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The Resort Far Below

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The Top of the Val Setus

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Leaving the Rifuge Boe And The Crowds Behind

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The Final Skin To The Entry Into The Couloir

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From Whence We Came

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Tight Turns

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Time To Go

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First Turns Into the Val Pisciadu

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Dropping In Dolomite Style

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The Couloir Widens As It Progresses

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On Top of the World

Description

There are plenty of easy mountain adventures in the Dolomites, but the area is most famous for its massive rock towers and the couloirs and bowls which separate them - advanced skiers will get the most out of the area and this guidebook will make it clear why.

Whether it's typically steep and exciting couloirs with towering rock walls encasing them, or huge bowls surrounded by limestone cliffs, the routes in this guidebook encapsulate what the Dolomites is famous for. All passionate ski tourers need to make the pilgrimage to the Dolomites one day - a sentiment which should need no further explanation once you've digested the routes contained in this guidebook.

Skiing these lines will take you through some of the most celebrated mountains in the Alps, including over the highest peak in the Dolomites, and between some their most famous cliffs. If you've ever wanted to ski in the Dolomites and see what all the fuss is about for yourself - here's your answer!

Adventures

Lavarela

A varied and exciting tour through some wild Dolomitic peaks.

Piz Boë

An iconic peak followed by a long and varied descent.

Piz Da Lech

A fine summit and then an abseil-accessed couloir make this a Dolomites classic.

Forcella Marmolada

A classic journey through some of the most famous mountains in the Dolomites.

Punta Penia

Climb the highest peak in the Dolomites and then ski an exciting north-facing bowl and an epic canyon.