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Group tours and full moon snowshoe in the Dolomites

Walking away from the crowds, immersed in white forests or snow-covered mountain pastures, chatting and laughing, gives unique and very often unexpected emotions! Even if you don’t have any experience in the mountains but would like to try a new adventure and share the effort and fun with other people, probably you will be happy about the group snowshoeing tours: during the day and during some special nights too! In fact we organise night snowshoeing during the full moon days – try it to fall in love, this snowshoe hike will leave you with a lasting connection with the mountains! Here you will find our calendar of activities, on which you can book your place on the next group snowshoe hike!

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Equipment

Technical equipment except for proper trekking, waterproof shoes, and clothing is provided by the guide (rental cost 8 € for snowshoes and poles). For information on what to bring go to the dedicated page.

Full moon snowshoeing

Have you ever thought of celebrating the full moon by snowshoeing in the mountains? Find snowshoeing at night on our calendar!

How it works

Book your place on the calendar, as soon as we reach the minimum number of bookings we will confirm the time and place of the meeting. Payment is made via paypal or directly when we’ll meet.

Snowshoe hiking guide

In Italy, the certified mountain guide is the only professional figure authorised to carry people in uncontrolled snowy environments, potentially subject to avalanche risk. Besides, local mountain guides most definitely sport the best knowledge and will guarantee your safety and your fun.

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Our selected itineraries

VAL FIORENTINA – STAULANZA PASS: below the Pelmo

PASSO STAULANZA- FORCELLA FORATA – RIFUGIO CITTA DI FIUME – PASSO STAULANZA

Starting from Satulanza pass we soon leave the main trail to walk inside the deep snow, toward the huge Pelmo north face. We will approach this vertical 1000 meters high wall, just enoght to appreciate how intimidating it appears. We then walk over a nice and little saddle, its name is Forcella Forata. From this point, a slightly downhill track takes us to the Città di Fiume refuge, where we can find a well-deserved refreshment.

LEVEL: 200 meters uphill and downhill.

LUNCH: packed or in the refuge.

MEETING POINT: 930 at Staulanza pass.

TIME: 3 hours to reach the hut

full moon snowshoe

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO- PASSO GIAU: snowhoe around Cortina d’Ampezzo

PASSO GIAU- BECO DE RA MAROGNA- MALGA GIAU- PASSO GIAU

Our meeting point is just 30 minutes away from Cortina d’Ampezzo, at Giau pass. Here we start walking on what it used to be known as “the giau big wall or (muraglia giau)” a historical wall whome history you will listen during the tour. The route takes us first to a hill from which we can enjoy a privileged view of the Lastoi di Formin, then to the Giau malga (mountain cottage) and finally back to the starting point.

LEVEL: 250 meters uphill and downhill.

LUNCH: packed lunch or at the malga.

MEETING POINT: 930 at Giau pass.

TIME: 3-4 hours to reach the cottage

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VAL CORDEVOLE – ANDRAX: from the medieval castle, into the wild Dolomites

CASTLE – SIEF MOUNTAIN – CASTLE

The starting point for this spectacular snowshoe tour is the medieval Andrax Castle. In winter, this tower in the middle of the fir woods takes us back to a fantasy movie. This is our starting point: after a short time we exit from the forest, at the alpine pastures, where a myriad of wooden huts emerge as if by magic from the snow. Once we reach the ridge that divides Val Cordevole from Val Badia, we will enjoy the majestic scenery around us.

LEVEL: 350 meters uphill and downhill.

LUNCH: packed lunch.

MEETING POINT: 930 at Livinallongo

TIME: 3-4 hours

Snowshoeing, Sief, Dolomites.
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FALCADE – SAN PELLEGRINO PASS: full moon snowshoetour

RIFUGIO FLORA ALPINA – FUCIADE REFUGE

After a stretch in the forest, an exciting panorama opens up, illuminated by moonlight. We climb up along the snowy mantle on a rounded ridge that seems to emerge from a dark abyss. By now in sight of the lights of the Fuciade refuge, we begin the descent that takes us first to a “Vin Brulè”, and then, along an easy beaten track, back to the starting point.

LEVEL: 200 metres uphill and downhill.

MEETING POINT: 1800 hours at Flora Alpina restaurant.

DURATION: 3 hours.

DINNER: It is possible to book a dinner at the Flora Alpina restaurant.

full moon snowshoeing at Fuciade hut

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO – FALZAREGO PASS: full moon tour near Cortina

RESTAURANT COL GALLINA – LAKE LIMEDES – RESTAURANT COL GALLINA

Surrounded by the famous walls and towers of the Falzarego Pass, we walk along wonderful slopes on which often, on nights when there is a full moon, there is no need to turn on the frontal light!

LEVEL: 180 metres uphill and downhill.

MEETING POINT: 1800 hours at Col Gallina restaurant.

DURATION: 3 hours.

DINNER: It is possible to book the dinner at Col Gallina restaurant.

full moon on Settsass, Badia valley

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A very beautiful hike, immersed in a picturesque landscape, we walked this loop around Castel Andraz, enjoying the full moon and a clear sky. Fabrizio and Cristina were super helpful.
Lorena Quaggia
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Challenging snowshoe trips in the Dolomites

On this page, we would introduce some examples of difficult snowshoeing trips in the Dolomites. Therefore itineraries suitable for fit people (fit 3 on our scale), even previous mountain experience is not necessary, they should be not afraid of struggling. The itineraries described here take place in the forest or on the white, mountain pastures: they can present some steep sections; the height differences are quite committing. The commitment is worth by the wild Dolomite scenery and views of great effect!

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CUSTOMISED PLAN

Contact us. We will ask you a few things and we’ll together come up with a customised programme.
1) We will suggest an activity package tailored around your experience and wishes.
2) Choosing us means being with local guides, always up-to-date on the best choices.

EQUIPMENT

The guide can provide all technical equipment except clothing and proper trekking, waterproof shoes. To find out more about what to bring, please see the relevant page.

YOUR MOUNTAIN GUIDE

Our climbing activities are carried out by a mountain guide within UIAGM/IFMGA certified. In Italy, the mountain guide is the only professional figure authorised to carry people in uncontrolled snowy environments, potentially subject to avalanche risk. Besides, local mountain guides most definitely sport the best knowledge and will guarantee your safety and your fun.

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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO – GIAU PASS: reaching Mondeval summit

PASSO GIAU – FORCELLA GIAU – MONTE MONDEVAL – PASSO GIAU

This excursion takes place on the Mondeval plateau, a few steps away from the car we will be projected into a lunar and remote environment. The itinerary, of great development, gives us the immense satisfaction of climbing to the top of Mount Mondeval, from which we can enjoy a 360 degree view of the Dolomites.

LEVEL: 550 meters uphill and downhill.

LUNCH: packed lunch.

snowshoeing trips at Sella pass

VAL CORDEVOLE – ANDRAX: walking on a snowy ridge to the top

CASTLE – SIEF MOUNTAIN – CASTLE

The starting point for this spectacular snowshoe tour is the medieval Andrax Castle. In winter, this tower in the middle of the fir woods takes us back to a fantasy movie. This is our starting point: after a short time we exit from the forest, at the alpine pastures, where a myriad of wooden huts emerge as if by magic from the snow. Once we reach the ridge that divides Val Cordevole from Val Badia, we walk along it, not without difficulty, until we reach the spectacular peak of Mount Sief.

LEVEL: 800 meters uphill and downhill.

LUNCH: packed lunch.

a steep downhill section nearby Valparola pass

VAL BADIA – VAL DI FANES: a tiring uphill gives the access to the paradise

ALPINE HUT – COL DI LOCIA – UTIA DE GRAN FANES

A steep ascent, along which we sometimes have to take off our snowshoes due to small icy sections, leads us to Col da Locia. It is here that our gaze can finally looks at Val di Fanes, with its majestic peaks, the frozen stream flowing just a few steps away, and the echo of the legends that describe this valley as being inhabited by a population of marmot warriors. The only thing left to do is to walk through the valley to the little Utia de Gran Fanes hut.

DEPTH: 450 meters uphill and downhill, long development.

LUNCH: packed lunch.

snowshoeing trips in Fannes valley

FALCADE – SAN PELLEGRINO PASS: reaching a beautiful saddle

 RIFUGIO FLORA ALPINA – FORCA ROSSA – RIFUGIO FUCIADE – RIFUGIO FLORA ALPINA

From the Flora Alpina refuge we start to walk through a beautiful wood and a good track. We soon come out of the forest and walk along a wide valley surrounded by steep walls. We continue until we reach our destination, the Forca Rossa pass, which offers us a wonderful view of the surrounding mountains. Enjoying the view, we start the path backward and then we abandon it to reach the wonderful Fuciade refuge. After a well-deserved refreshment, we descend to the valley along a convenient snowy track.

DEPTH: 750 meters uphill and downhill, long development.

LUNCH: packed lunch or in the refuge.

walking in snowshoes in the Dolomites

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Echoo
Fabrizio led us to an awesome snow shoe hiking around Giau pass; an experience my family will remember for along time. He was friendly and spoke good english. Will certainly recommend him to another who wants to explore the Dolomites.
Wee Teck Chia
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Intermediate snowshoes hikes in the Dolomites

On this page, we would introduce some examples of medium-difficulty snowshoe walking. Therefore itineraries suitable for people who are not scared from a 4 hours hike, even previous mountain experience is not necessary.  The itineraries described here take place in the forest or on the white, mountain pastures: they can present a few steep sections; the height differences usually require a certain fitness level (fit 2). The commitment is worth by the wild Dolomite scenery and views of great effect!

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CUSTOMISED PLAN

Contact us. We will ask you a few things and we’ll together come up with a customised programme.
1) We will suggest an activity package tailored around your experience and wishes.
2) Choosing us means being with local guides, always up-to-date on the best choices.

EQUIPMENT

The guide can provide all technical equipment except clothing and proper trekking, waterproof shoes. To find out more about what to bring, please see the relevant page.

YOUR MOUNTAIN GUIDE

The snowshoes hikes are carried out by a mountain guide within UIAGM/IFMGA certified. In Italy, the mountain guide is the only professional figure authorised to carry people in uncontrolled snowy environments, potentially subject to avalanche risk. Besides, local mountain guides most definitely sport the best knowledge and will guarantee your safety and your fun.

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VAL CORDEVOLE – LASTE: the wild Dolomites

DAVARE – MIGON REFUGE – LASTE ALPINE HUT – COL TORON – DAVARE

This tour follows a track through an enchanted larch forest. We leave the last trees behind us and tread on the snow, walking on the summer meadows of the Laste alpine pasture. We go further and reach Col Toron, a privileged panoramic point on the Dolomites.

LEVEL: 450 meters uphill and downhill.

LUNCH: packed lunch.

snowshoes trekking inside a forest in the Dolomites

VAL BADIA – PEDRACES: an ancient monastery is the start of this hike

PEDRACES – LITTLE CHURCH SAS DELA CRUSC – SAN CASSIANO

The Pedraces ski-lifts take us to higher altitudes, where we soon reach the little church and the ancient monastery of Sas dela Crusc: this building, situated at 1900 metres above sea level, beneath the impressive, sunny walls of Sas dela Crusc, is a sight worth a whole trip! From here we begin a long, gently descending path that starts beyond the edge of the forest but soon enters an enchanted forest that offers, in addition to the charm of the forest, countless views both of the walls on our left and of Val Badia on our right. The route ends near the houses of San Cassiano.

DEPTH: 450 meters downhill

LUNCH: packed lunch.

uphill at the view of the yellow dolomites' walls

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO – 5 TORRI: visit the 5 towers of the Dolomites

BAI AND DONES – 5 TORRI REFUGE – SCOIATTOLI REFUGE

This itinerary runs along a splendid fir forest which slowly allows us to gain height until the view opens up to the 5 torri, this monument of nature is so close to us that we soon get under its walls and among its boulders, to lose ourselves in the maze of rocks, until we come out in sight of the Scoiattoli refuge where a well-deserved refreshment awaits us. The 5 Torri ski lifts soon take us back to our starting point.

DEPTH: 350 meters uphill

LUNCH: packed lunch or in the refuge.

everybody is tired after reaching the top of Pralongià

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO- PASSO GIAU: a sunny snowshoe walking

PASSO GIAU- BECO DE RA MAROGNA- MALGA GIAU- PASSO GIAU

This beautiful circular route goes through what, under the snow cover, are summer pastures that in the summer season resound with cowbells. The route takes us first to a hill from which we can enjoy a privileged view of the walls of the Lastoi di Formin, then to the Giau malga and finally back to the starting point.

LEVEL: 250 meters uphill and downhill.

LUNCH: packed lunch or at the malga.

the rural environment during a hike

VAL BADIA – VALPAROLA PASS: an historical tour

RIFUGIO VALPAROLA – MALGHE DI VAL PAROLA – ARMENTAROLA

This itinerary starts at the Valparola pass, as soon as we leave the main road we are immersed in a solitary and fascinating environment. Having reached a wide saddle, we begin the long descent along “Camera” meadows, which initially have a rather steep slope that will easily cause more than a few falls, then gradually the slope decreases and the landscape changes, becoming typical of the beautiful forests of Dolomite firs. Finally we reach Armentarola where the bus takes us back to our starting point.

LEVEL: 550 meters downhill.

LUNCH: packed lunch.

the vastness of the Dolomites, Snowshoe trips

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Snoshoeing basics: a different way to live the dolomites in Winter

In this page, we would introduce some examples of low-difficulty snowshoeing itineraries. Therefore itineraries suitable for beginners without much training, who want to look out onto this fantastic-winter world. The itineraries described here take place in the forest or on the mountain pastures, and have slight slopes and limited height differences. Instead, the common features with the more demanding itineraries, is the Dolomite scenery and views of great effect!

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CUSTOMISED PLAN

Contact us. We will ask you a few things and we’ll together come up with a customised programme.
1) We will suggest an activity package tailored around your experience and wishes.
2) Choosing us means being with local guides, always up-to-date on the best choices.

EQUIPMENT

The guide can provide all technical equipment except clothing and trekking, waterproof shoes. To find out more about what to bring, please see the relevant page.

YOUR MOUNTAIN GUIDE

The snowshoes activities are carried out by a mountain guide within UIAGM/IFMGA certified. In Italy, the mountain guide is the only professional figure authorised to carry people in uncontrolled snowy environments, potentially subject to avalanche risk. Besides, local mountain guides most definitely sport the best knowledge and will guarantee your safety and your fun.

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VAL FIORENTINA – STAULANZA PASS: at the sight of Pelmo

PASSO STAULANZA- FORCELLA FORATA – RIFUGIO CITTA DI FIUME – PASSO STAULANZA

From the pass, we soon reach the majestic north faces of the Pelmo, one of the most imposing Dolomite massifs. Along terrain whose gradient sometimes puts us to the test, we reach the beautiful Forcella Forata. From this point, a slightly downhill track takes us to the Città di Fiume refuge, where we can find a well-deserved refreshment.

LEVEL: 200 meters uphill and downhill.

LUNCH: packed or in the refuge.

descending a slope in civetta area

VAL ZOLDANA – CASERA STAULANZA: a basic snowshoeing for families

CASERA STAULANZA – CASERA FONTANAFREDDA – COL DAI DOF – CASERA STAULANZA

This itinerary is not far from the ski lifts, even tough is very isolated. We’ll wander on the white mantle of snow passing small wooden shelters and larger “casera” huts in a bucolic landscape.

LEVEL: 250 meters uphill and downhill

LUNCH: packed lunch.

Uphill, out from the forest in Sella

VAL BADIA – PEDRACES: reaching a hut in the Winter

LITTLE CHURCH SAS DELA CRUSC – RANCH DA ANDRE’ – LITTLE CHURCH SAS DELA CRUSC

This hike takes place in a sunny and uniquely beautiful environment. The lifts take us up to altitude and here, in the presence of the majestic walls of the Sas dela Crusc, we begin the descent that will take us to the well-deserved refreshment at the Da Andrè ranch. Here we can continue to explore the alpine pastures, among mountain huts and alpine pastures, until we return to our starting point.

LEVEL: 200 meters uphill and downhill

LUNCH: packed lunch or at the ranch.

 

Life in the Dolomites, eating at the refugio.

VAL GARDENA – SELLA PASS: below the famous towers

SELLA PASS – MESULES WALLS – MALGA SELLA – SELLA PASS

In the vicinity of the Sella pass, we find majestic walls: this sunny itinerary leads us to wander between large boulders and open spaces.  The “malga” Sella offers us an excellent refreshment before continuing in the direction of the pass.

LEVEL: 200 meters uphill and downhill

LUNCH: packed or at the malga.

At the sight of the famous Sella Towers

VAL BADIA – PRALONGIA’: the white paradise

PUNTA TRIESTE – STORES – PUNTA TRIESTE

Starting out near the Campolongo Pass, we take the ski lift up to the Pralongià area, a plateau that is used as alpine pastures in the Summer. We soon move away from the cable car along a ridge that marks the border between Val Badia and Livinalongo. Once reached the cross that marks the small Stores peak, we’ll enjoy the exceptional panoramic view over the two valleys. We retrace our steps and after refreshments in the mountain hut we start our descent on foot.

DEPTH: 150 meters uphill and 300 meters downhill.

LUNCH: packed lunch or in the refuge.

snowshoeing for beginners in the Dolomites: itinerary from Andrax castle

FALCADE – SAN PELLEGRINO PASS: a sunny place

RIFUGIO FLORA ALPINA – FUCIADE REFUGE

A short but very rewarding snowshoes hike: away from the ski slopes, after a stretch in the woods, an exciting panorama opens up. We climb up along the snowy mantle on a beautiful ridge that offers us sensational views. Once in sight of the Fuciade refuge we begin the descent that takes us first to the well-deserved refreshment, and then, along an easy beaten track, back to the starting point.

LEVEL: 200 meters uphill and downhill.

LUNCH: packed or in the refuge.

sweet offert during a snowshoe walk

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