Trip Faq's
What are the clients saying about the trips?"A ski trip with Penny to the Alps is far superior to other trips. She hires the best guides and finds the best accommodations--wth the most delicious food. Skiing in Europe with an experieced guide is a far different experience than attempting to ski these large areas on your own. Penny has customers coming back year after year. Her meticulous atention to detail guarantees that you'll have a fabulous time on any of her trips." Roger Hinesburg, VT
"Thanks, Penny, for putting together a fantastic ski trip. Of all the ski trips we've been on, this was the best. A combination of you making all the arrangements, the hotel with its great food and service and arranging a Mountain Guide that allowed us to ski off-piste. It doesn't get any better. Sking in the Alps is not inexpensive, but you make it a tremendous value. Thanks for the memories." David Essex Jct, VT
Ski the Alps with Penny Pitou, January 21-29, 2011
VAL GARDENA, ITALY Hotel Gardena Groednerhof
Trip Dates:
January 21-29, 2011( Book before Januuary 15, 2011 )
Price:
TBA
**AIRFARE NOT INCLUDED. We'd be happy to arrange your air.
Downloadable Application:
Click here to download Skiing Application
Features:
ST ULRICH/ORTISEI, VAL GARDENA: In the midst of the Dolomites lies the Gardena Valley with three well-known ski resorts: St Ulrich (Ortisei), the largest, at the beginning of the valley, St Christina in the middle and Wolkenstein (Selva) which lies at the end of the valley. Val Gardena became known in ski circles when the World Championships were held there in 1970. Each year since, the resort hosts a World Cup downhil race. Buying the "Domomiti Superski" pass gives access to one of the greatest "Ski Circuses" in the Alps with over 450 lifts and 750 miles of interconnected trails. The "Sella Ronda" is an 18 mile tour around the Sella mountains, through 8 ski areas with stops along the way for sunning and lunch returning in late afternoon to St Ulrich. Experts may want to try the FIS runs; for the intermediates, there are many easy slopes on the sunny Seiser Alp. The people of this region have a Germanic passion for detail and hard work, so everthing runs smoothly. They also have the Italian love of life, so they play as hard as anyhone in the world enjoying great music and food The cooking is a wonderful marriage of Italian creativity with pastas and wines and German hardiness with meat and potatoes. There is extensive snow making throughout the Gardena Valley.
HOTEL GARDENA GROEDNERHOF: The Gardena Hotel has always been famous for its outstanding cuisine that includes local Mediterranean and international specialites. This newly rebuilt hotel is located a casual walk (200 meters) from the town escalators and tunnel that bring you to the Seceda gondola and the Super Dolomiti ski circus. Elegant and comfortable, all the twin rooms are in the superior category, beautifully decorated and furnished in local motif. The Wellness Center features a large swimming pool, whirlpool and sauna. The hotel offers a "Fitness Program" with gymnastics, aerobics and aquagym.
Features include:
.Roundtrip motorcoach transfers between airport and hotel
.7 nights accommodations in superior rooms at Hotel Gardena (4+star) in Ortisei
.Buffet breakfast and dinner daily
.Welcome Cocktail
.Porterage at hotel
.Free use of hotel swimming pool and Spa
.Local ski guides (5 days)
(Good intermediate skiers and up)
.Tips to guides and hotel staff
.Prearrangement of lift ticket purchase
.Taxes and service charges
.Personally escorted by Penny Pitou
Single supplement (very limited availabilty): TBA
Approximate cost of 6-day Super Dolomiti ski pass: TBA
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Trip Leader:
Penny Pitoupenny@pennypitoutravel.comPerhaps best known for winning two silver medals in skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley (the first American to win a medal in Downhill), Penny has taken her European ski racing experience and successfully run ski and hiking trips to the Alps for thirty years. Her knowledge of the mountains, the people, and the countries combined with her ability to speak German and French fluently make for great trips - well organized, educational and fun. Penny personally escorts each trip, but gauges the abilities of the individuals when deciding daily adventures. Having achieved over 75% repeat business consistently on each trip over the years, Penny must be doing something right! Come join her on a skiing or hiking adventure!
