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Anybody had a good experience ski-touring between towns? E.g. Wake up first day in town A, ski to town B and stay there, then ski to town C and stay there.. then ski back to town A.
Any European options considered. Guided off-piste could be an option, but I guess staying on-piste would be simpler. Occasional short bus/taxi tolerated if it unlocks an amazing route.
60-70km/day piste skiing will be ideal. Or a bit more to keep us on our toes 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Stubai Freeride Centre are currently on a Stubai - Arlberg tour - using lifts with minimal hiking, but mostly offpiste.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@AntonAusTirol, It really depends on your definition of ski touring to the next town. Are you thinking of 3-4 hours up to a ridge or saddle, then skiing down into a resort, or something more extreme? Are you carrying all your equipment, so effectively hut-to-hut, but staying in towns instead?
I guess the best options would have been the villages/towns that are now linked by lifts into mega resorts or area. Before the lifts they would have been perfect for your requirement.
There appear to be plenty of companies offering hut-to-hut who could probably advise, for example: http://www.alpine-guides.com/hut-to-hut-ski-touring/
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@AntonAusTirol, I thik tis is refered to some places as a ski safari as opposed to a ski tour.
Dolomites would seem like an ideal place. I have no personal experience of this other than 1 week in Selva about 1995.
Here is the Dolomiti superski website. http://www.dolomitisuperski.com/en/ski-area/dolomiti-superski
This is a fantastic idea and if anyone has a DIY itinerary suitable for a family of 2 adults and 3 kids (who are perfectly competent skiers on anty piste in more or less any conditions) with stops in refuges, hotels, hostels or anywhere really- please post.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Would work perfectly in Dolomiti as you can only really cover 60% of the ski area from a single base.
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Colletts Mountain Holidays do some great ski 'safari' trips that explore some of the less-visited areas of the Dolomiti superski, skiing on the pistes and staying in different mountain rifugios or auberges each night. nb. these are pretty plush by any standard - more like chalet accommodation and with superb food. Great locations on the mountain too, so you get to ski straight out onto the pistes the next morning before the lifts have even opened. I did one of these last year and it was fairly fast pace with a reasonable distance covered each day. They transport your overnight kit for you, so you just ski with a normal day pack, other than the odd first or last run of the day where you have to carry your kit sack.
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I'm really interested in anyone with experience of a DIY trip of this sort. On pitse but moving from place to place- ideally around teh Dolomites- but Austria would be great too, ideally with kids...
ed
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@DB, I did Dachstein to Obertraun (Obertauern is a different place) yesterday - very very enjoyable. Take a bus from Schladming up to the glacier and 3 days a week there is a bus back to Schladming - otherwise its taxi or train - or hubby collection service. Happy days. Ange
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@ed123, someone did a trip report on here a year or two ago about a more DIY style safari they'd done in the Dolomites. I seem to remember that they found carrying their overnight bag all day every day between accommodation was a pain to say the least. But a lot cheaper than going on an organised trip through a tour operator.
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I have done it round the Portes du Soleil. We based in Avoriaz and made two or three day trips away carrying shoes and a change of underwear.
We were lucky doing it at Christmas / New Year as it was a good snow year. This was back in the 80s and not all of the villages were as connected as they are today.
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You know it makes sense.
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@CathS, cheers- I'll look for it. I think it all depends on how much stuff you take. If it's a change of pants, a t-shirt and a small wash bag in addition to your usual stuff- no problem. But it could easily get out of hand if there was an idea that you'd take a complete change of clothes and not smell really bad.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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