Epic off-piste that’s easy to get to
Action filled long weekends
Minimum time away from work
Authentic, unspoilt locations
Short breaks
Short on time but looking for the biggest adrenaline bang for your buck?
A mini adventure
Jump on a plane on Thursday or Friday afternoon. One of our drivers will meet you at the other end and whisk you to your chosen destination in time for dinner.
Your ski pass is ready and waiting for you at the hotel. Your guide will drop by after dinner to discuss plans for the next few days and brief you on snow conditions.
The next day, the warm up, savour epic off-piste skiing, easily accessible from the lifts... Then comes the real buzz. Jump aboard the helicopter for an astounding back-country powder adventure. One perfect run or ten, or just as many as you can handle.
Then back to the office on Monday or Tuesday, invigorated and refreshed with tales of a long weekend well lived…
SUITABLE FOR: Powder skiers and boarders looking to maximise their time in the mountains.
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Short on time? Or maybe you’ve already had a family ski holiday this year – and now you crave an off piste adventure?
What you need is a short ski break.
Imagine leaving your desk on Thursday lunchtime and touching down in Italy with a group of friends a few hours later. You head up to the charming alpine resort of Alagna where, after a good dinner, you plan the next three-and-a-half days of solid ski adventures with your guide over a brandy.
Wow wow wow what a fantastic four days we had! We skied all sorts of snow in brilliant sunlight and often in super powder. The B&B was just perfect, hot tub, sauna, and Robbie as a guide superb.
RS – Alagna, Italy, 2012
Mini adventures from
£1,875
HELI SKIING? NO PROBLEM.
Massive off-piste ski area with steep couloirs if required? Tick. Fancy a huge glacier run down into Switzerland? Totally possible. The next day, the off piste adventure begins. Each day you ski like fiends, returning in the evening to relax in a hot tub and swap powder stories over a beer with your friends. After a spectacular day heli skiing, you all agree that it’s up there with the best you’ve ever had.
You make the most of every minute, skiing right up until noon on Monday. And there’s still time to savour one last Italian lunch… By evening you’re back home, tired but refreshed and feeling as though you’ve had at least a week off. Italy offers the best of all worlds: magnificent skiing and boarding in an unspoiled location with great food and accommodation – and all just a few hours away.
Short ski breaks in Italy are perfect for anyone wanting to get away for a few days of brilliant off piste and powder skiing experience.