VERSCIACO SKATING COURSE

Day 1
Fly from Gatwick to Innsbruck; transfer by road to Versciaco (approx. 2½ hours).

Day 2 - 7
We offer this course at two levels. Level 1 is for those who can already cross-country ski (at Grade 2) and now wish to start skating for the first time. The format for this level is a mix of instruction and touring. Level 2 is for those who can already skate, and who have perhaps participated in one of our courses before. Here we try to concentrate the instruction into the morning sessions, and spend the afternoons exploring the loipe. We prefer not to specify in advance where we will ski each day. This is to enhance the flexibility and adapt to weather and snow conditions and to some extent the ability of each group. When choosing routes, the leader's priority will be to take in a variety of scenery and to ensure that participants become better and more confident skiers as the week progresses.

Examples of skiing options:
Versciaco di Sopra is on the gently undulating long-distance loipe that leads from Dobbiaco into Austria, and is a particularly good base for exploring the more easterly loipe when not concentrating on technique sessions. Centred on the Sexten valley system, these well-maintained tracks take us into the scenic Fiscalina valley or up to 1600m at the Monte Croce pass where we have both track and off-track options. We can also ski down to the village of Sillian in Austria, and perhaps sample some of the varied routes in its neighbouring side-valleys.

Day 8
Return transfer to Innsbruck. Fly Innsbruck to Gatwick.