@@adamszostek Thank you for watching & commenting! I loved skiing that part of the Dolomites. I plan to ski Val Gardena and Cortina this season. Hope you have a great time!
@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt I've never skied in the Dolomites, and I wonder if it makes sense to buy a Dolomites super ski carnet or just for Marmolada-Arabba. I will be skiing for six days, but I'm rather an average skier.
@@adamszostek I skied it on the IKON pass, which is similar to the Dolomiti Superski pass and allows skiing at any resort. There is plenty of skiing at Arabba-Marmolada for six days skiing, but if you want to see more of the Dolomites and maybe do the Sella Ronda, the SuperSki pass is definitely worth the extra $10-12 Euro per day. When I wasn’t videoing, I’d often hop over into Alta Badia which also had a lot of easier runs. If you watch the video I made on the Sella Ronda, it shows more of the Dolomites scenery that is all skiable from Arabba-Marmolada. I think the Dolomites are an excellent place for average ability skiers. They do a wonderful job grooming and there are plenty of easier runs available. Some of the steeper runs did get bumped up in the afternoons when I was there, but for the most part the easier runs stayed smooth. Definitely go up and see Marmolada and the amazing scenery, but if the run looks bumpy you can always take the lifts back down. I skied it in bumpy conditions in the afternoon and it was a long way down! Please send me an email to dukeoutdoors@msn.com if you have more questions that I can try to help answer. Super excited for you to see/ski the Dolomites! I can’t wait to get back there.
@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt Thanks for the advice. This year my kids will have a winter break starting in the middle of January (Poland) and from what I found by searching the web no other country will have the same, so there should be no crowds and I'll probably get a Dolomites SuperSki pass after all.
@adamszostek That is great news about winter break! Thanks for sharing. I’ll be skiing in Switzerland the first half of January, then in the Dolomites mid-January through the first week in February.
Thank you for watching and commenting! The Dolomites are incredible - I will definitely return to enjoy more of the spectacular scenery and atmosphere.
Hi James and Carmelita.I enjoyed your videos about the Dolomites.. I also have good memories of our nice stay in Al Forte. All the best from Pim and Jacqueline
Thanks Pim. Hope you and Jacqueline are well. Carmelita and I just finished skiing in Wyoming and Utah. Soon we head for Australia/New Zealand. Very much enjoyed meeting and visiting with you both! We will be posting Madonna Di Campiglio this week. Next the USA resorts we just finished, then Pinzolo and after that my “mini-Super 8” and the Al Forte Hotel. Take care and please stay in touch!
Yes. And, it just won’t quit - we are In Madonna Di Campiglio now with another Meter just fallen, and close to that coming this weekend. Hope you are well and getting good snow!
@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt How is Madonna? We were in Alta Badia a month ago. Snow is so so but Food is excellent. I was told by one guy Alta Badia is the best ski area for food. He is right. Many say Zermatt has good food but it’s apparently not as consistently good as Alta Badia.
@@fitofito1001 We are having a good time in Madonna. It’s been snowing and low-viz every day since we’ve been here. Looks like it may clear enough mid next week to be able to see the place and video. I don’t remember the food too much in Zermatt, other than it was super expensive and twice we had excellent bratwurst and a beer outside a butcher shop at a food cart for $10.
@@YouDecideIsItWorthItsaw the film, relatively long production but worth to watch, it so comprehensive, fully showing whole resort with it's beauty and with good quality 👍
@@kowioutdoortv Thank you! I love skiing in beautiful places, and I’m trying hard to get better at the videoing and editing to accurately reflect just how amazing places like the Dolomites are. Still haven’t figured out how to capture the mountain scenery in the same way our eyes see it!
Hi James Thank you once again for beautiful videos, beautiful ski areas in Europe and America. These are two beautiful winter holidays that both you and we like. But the American areas are different, completely covered with snow up to 5-6 meters in Champagne. Probably difficult to carve? We wish you all the best on the routes, we wish you health!! And thank you again for letting us see the Ski world . George
Thank you George. Many North American slopes do get deep powder, but there are also dry spells between storms - making carving from good on soft snow to needing race skis to carve into the ice. One year I chased nothing but powder in Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and Utah. I got 23 “powder days!” I was counting 12 inches (30 cm) as a powder day. Would be hard to repeat that in recent years even though I am retired from work. If you are ever interested in going to North America for carving, let me know and I will tell you of what I think are the best resorts in Western USA and Canada. Hope we stay in touch through the non-ski months as well. I always enjoy hearing from you - another passionate-carve skier!
@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt Good morning, James. It's great that you have such beautiful skiing plans for your further stay in Europe and then in the USA. I hope you will stay healthy and have beautiful weather. Thank you for the initial information about bezüglich Ski in USA (America). Unfortunately, this is impossible... for a simple reason: FINANCE, i.e. money. I am a pensioner and I cannot afford it with my pension (EUR 2,000)!!! It's too little to live on. I can still do a short ski holiday nearby... The Alps are almost unreasonable. So I will be looking forward to your new beautiful videos in the future and getting to know the world this way. Yes, It is Worth It !!!!!!!! Kind regards George
@@JerzySmigielski-m5e I understand about the $. I’m sure glad you enjoy joining me to see these different places! Next year we will again have IKON pass and Epic pass, so will be researching for which beautiful resorts we can ski in Europe next year with those passes. We also got Indy pass for use in North America - that pass includes resorts which have chosen to not participate in the conglomerate ski game. Hoping for good snow and cooler temperatures next year - climate is supposed to be switching from strong El Niño this year to Strong La Niña next season. Stay well!
@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt Hello James, where are you now? Still in Europe? I heard that a lot of snow fell in Switzerland, small ski areas are covered with 50 cm of snow. Can you still ride in such powder? Regards Have a good time!!!
@@JerzySmigielski-m5e Good morning! Yes, we are still in Europe. Today we will be finishing filming at Madonna Di Campiglio under mostly sunny skies. Yesterday we were able to film Pinzolo ski resort with partly sunny skies. 50 cm would be fun! Skiing powder is a different type of skiing - more like floating. Wider skis make it easier. A little speed to get them floating, then gentle carved turns is how I ski it! Good times in powder, especially untracked powder. Have a great day!
WOW WOW WOW finally we can watch your beautifully prepared videos. Beautiful as usual, finally with new snow and as usual in the Dolomites - with sun!! Thank you for allowing me to watch it all. Greetings from Poland / Germany Georg
Greetings! Thank you for the comments. We loved the Dolomiti SuperSki area - so many skiing opportunities we will definitely return to see more of the area! Currently we are in SkiRama Dolomiti region. It has snowed almost everyday since we arrived. Hoping for some clear skies next week to allow for videoing. Take care my friend!
@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt Hello! Yes, this new snow is perfect. You were lucky with new snow in the Dolomites. Snow was still falling in Southern Austria to Innsbruck, Tyrol, Switzerland. There is no snow in southern Germany, and the ski lifts in Winterberg are also disabled. We have spring!!! Unfortunately !!!! Unfortunately !!!! How long will you be in the Alps? I hope that the weather will continue to be good, snow, sun and blue sky will accompany you!! We are waiting for more beautiful videos... I think about skiing on your slopes and I wonder if I could ski well with a camera in my hand??? Skiing is not a problem for me (even though I am 77) because I have 55 years of experience. But with a camera??? I wish you all the best... be healthy... we wish you happiness!!! George
@@JerzySmigielski-m5e Thanks George. We have five days left in the Alps, the we will ski a few more weeks in the USA (weather permitting). We have hopes to ski in Wyoming with views of the Tetons, and in Utah’s Wasatch mountains before beginning our Spring and Summer activities. Sorry to hear your local resort has disabled the lifts. It’s been a different year for winter… to warm and not a lot of consistent snow. I think you ski well with a camera. It’s mounted on an invisible stick and attached to the ski pole. I hold the invisible stick, and the ski pole serves as counter balance. Easy to film doing GS style turns - just have to focus on keeping the camera somewhat steady and always downhill. Harder in bumps and powder where I’m use to planting the poles! Three more nice videos scheduled to post: Lagazuoi (Hidden Valley) ski route with frozen waterfalls and Horse Ski Tow back to a resort; SellaRonda - which I think is the most scenic video this year, and then the Super 8 over near Cortina. I’m going to try and video this week in Madonna di Campiglio, Pinzolo, and Folgaria ski resorts. It has become warm and often raining (not good for filming), but there are a few days forecast with some sun and no precipitation. Take care!
Loved every minute of the views! Every lift, every run - more beautiful views. Two weeks from now I have scheduled to post the Sellarona route and I’m thinking it’s the most scenic ski day of my life! How’s everything with you?
@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt that's awesome! I also loved the food. Good, I have footage for a few resorts but have been sick and can't talk without coughing. Have fun. Love the vids!
I find this video very useful for someone who's about to go there in january.
@@adamszostek Thank you for watching & commenting! I loved skiing that part of the Dolomites. I plan to ski Val Gardena and Cortina this season. Hope you have a great time!
@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt I've never skied in the Dolomites, and I wonder if it makes sense to buy a Dolomites super ski carnet or just for Marmolada-Arabba. I will be skiing for six days, but I'm rather an average skier.
@@adamszostek I skied it on the IKON pass, which is similar to the Dolomiti Superski pass and allows skiing at any resort. There is plenty of skiing at Arabba-Marmolada for six days skiing, but if you want to see more of the Dolomites and maybe do the Sella Ronda, the SuperSki pass is definitely worth the extra $10-12 Euro per day. When I wasn’t videoing, I’d often hop over into Alta Badia which also had a lot of easier runs. If you watch the video I made on the Sella Ronda, it shows more of the Dolomites scenery that is all skiable from Arabba-Marmolada. I think the Dolomites are an excellent place for average ability skiers. They do a wonderful job grooming and there are plenty of easier runs available. Some of the steeper runs did get bumped up in the afternoons when I was there, but for the most part the easier runs stayed smooth. Definitely go up and see Marmolada and the amazing scenery, but if the run looks bumpy you can always take the lifts back down. I skied it in bumpy conditions in the afternoon and it was a long way down! Please send me an email to dukeoutdoors@msn.com if you have more questions that I can try to help answer. Super excited for you to see/ski the Dolomites! I can’t wait to get back there.
@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt Thanks for the advice. This year my kids will have a winter break starting in the middle of January (Poland) and from what I found by searching the web no other country will have the same, so there should be no crowds and I'll probably get a Dolomites SuperSki pass after all.
@adamszostek That is great news about winter break! Thanks for sharing. I’ll be skiing in Switzerland the first half of January, then in the Dolomites mid-January through the first week in February.
Awesome views, Great video !
Thank you. The Dolomites are impressive!
Great films! Been in the area four times! Love it!
Thank you for watching and commenting! The Dolomites are incredible - I will definitely return to enjoy more of the spectacular scenery and atmosphere.
Hi James and Carmelita.I enjoyed your videos about the Dolomites.. I also have good memories of our nice stay in Al Forte. All the best from Pim and Jacqueline
Thanks Pim. Hope you and Jacqueline are well. Carmelita and I just finished skiing in Wyoming and Utah. Soon we head for Australia/New Zealand. Very much enjoyed meeting and visiting with you both! We will be posting Madonna Di Campiglio this week. Next the USA resorts we just finished, then Pinzolo and after that my “mini-Super 8” and the Al Forte Hotel. Take care and please stay in touch!
Looks like you were lucky to have fresh snow.
Yes. And, it just won’t quit - we are In Madonna Di Campiglio now with another Meter just fallen, and close to that coming this weekend. Hope you are well and getting good snow!
@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt How is Madonna? We were in Alta Badia a month ago. Snow is so so but Food is excellent. I was told by one guy Alta Badia is the best ski area for food. He is right. Many say Zermatt has good food but it’s apparently not as consistently good as Alta Badia.
@@fitofito1001 We are having a good time in Madonna. It’s been snowing and low-viz every day since we’ve been here. Looks like it may clear enough mid next week to be able to see the place and video. I don’t remember the food too much in Zermatt, other than it was super expensive and twice we had excellent bratwurst and a beer outside a butcher shop at a food cart for $10.
Even without watching the film, based on own experience the answer is
Yes, it is 😊
So worth it! The Dolomites are amazing! Thanks for commenting.
@@YouDecideIsItWorthItsaw the film, relatively long production but worth to watch, it so comprehensive, fully showing whole resort with it's beauty and with good quality 👍
@@kowioutdoortv Thank you! I love skiing in beautiful places, and I’m trying hard to get better at the videoing and editing to accurately reflect just how amazing places like the Dolomites are. Still haven’t figured out how to capture the mountain scenery in the same way our eyes see it!
Hi James
Thank you once again for beautiful videos, beautiful ski areas in Europe and America. These are two beautiful winter holidays that both you and we like. But the American areas are different, completely covered with snow up to 5-6 meters in Champagne. Probably difficult to carve?
We wish you all the best on the routes, we wish you health!!
And thank you again for letting us see the Ski world .
George
Thank you George. Many North American slopes do get deep powder, but there are also dry spells between storms - making carving from good on soft snow to needing race skis to carve into the ice. One year I chased nothing but powder in Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and Utah. I got 23 “powder days!” I was counting 12 inches (30 cm) as a powder day. Would be hard to repeat that in recent years even though I am retired from work. If you are ever interested in going to North America for carving, let me know and I will tell you of what I think are the best resorts in Western USA and Canada. Hope we stay in touch through the non-ski months as well. I always enjoy hearing from you - another passionate-carve skier!
@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt Good morning, James. It's great that you have such beautiful skiing plans for your further stay in Europe and then in the USA. I hope you will stay healthy and have beautiful weather.
Thank you for the initial information about bezüglich Ski in USA (America). Unfortunately, this is impossible... for a simple reason: FINANCE, i.e. money. I am a pensioner and I cannot afford it with my pension (EUR 2,000)!!! It's too little to live on. I can still do a short ski holiday nearby... The Alps are almost unreasonable.
So I will be looking forward to your new beautiful videos in the future and getting to know the world this way.
Yes, It is Worth It !!!!!!!!
Kind regards
George
@@JerzySmigielski-m5e I understand about the $. I’m sure glad you enjoy joining me to see these different places! Next year we will again have IKON pass and Epic pass, so will be researching for which beautiful resorts we can ski in Europe next year with those passes. We also got Indy pass for use in North America - that pass includes resorts which have chosen to not participate in the conglomerate ski game. Hoping for good snow and cooler temperatures next year - climate is supposed to be switching from strong El Niño this year to Strong La Niña next season. Stay well!
@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt Hello James,
where are you now? Still in Europe? I heard that a lot of snow fell in Switzerland, small ski areas are covered with 50 cm of snow. Can you still ride in such powder?
Regards
Have a good time!!!
@@JerzySmigielski-m5e Good morning! Yes, we are still in Europe. Today we will be finishing filming at Madonna Di Campiglio under mostly sunny skies. Yesterday we were able to film Pinzolo ski resort with partly sunny skies. 50 cm would be fun! Skiing powder is a different type of skiing - more like floating. Wider skis make it easier. A little speed to get them floating, then gentle carved turns is how I ski it! Good times in powder, especially untracked powder. Have a great day!
WOW WOW WOW finally we can watch your beautifully prepared videos. Beautiful as usual, finally with new snow and as usual in the Dolomites - with sun!! Thank you for allowing me to watch it all.
Greetings from Poland / Germany
Georg
Greetings! Thank you for the comments. We loved the Dolomiti SuperSki area - so many skiing opportunities we will definitely return to see more of the area! Currently we are in SkiRama Dolomiti region. It has snowed almost everyday since we arrived. Hoping for some clear skies next week to allow for videoing. Take care my friend!
@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt Hello!
Yes, this new snow is perfect. You were lucky with new snow in the Dolomites. Snow was still falling in Southern Austria to Innsbruck, Tyrol, Switzerland. There is no snow in southern Germany, and the ski lifts in Winterberg are also disabled. We have spring!!! Unfortunately !!!!
Unfortunately !!!! How long will you be in the Alps?
I hope that the weather will continue to be good, snow, sun and blue sky will accompany you!!
We are waiting for more beautiful videos... I think about skiing on your slopes and I wonder if I could ski well with a camera in my hand??? Skiing is not a problem for me (even though I am 77) because I have 55 years of experience. But with a camera???
I wish you all the best... be healthy... we wish you happiness!!!
George
@@JerzySmigielski-m5e Thanks George. We have five days left in the Alps, the we will ski a few more weeks in the USA (weather permitting). We have hopes to ski in Wyoming with views of the Tetons, and in Utah’s Wasatch mountains before beginning our Spring and Summer activities. Sorry to hear your local resort has disabled the lifts. It’s been a different year for winter… to warm and not a lot of consistent snow. I think you ski well with a camera. It’s mounted on an invisible stick and attached to the ski pole. I hold the invisible stick, and the ski pole serves as counter balance. Easy to film doing GS style turns - just have to focus on keeping the camera somewhat steady and always downhill. Harder in bumps and powder where I’m use to planting the poles! Three more nice videos scheduled to post: Lagazuoi (Hidden Valley) ski route with frozen waterfalls and Horse Ski Tow back to a resort; SellaRonda - which I think is the most scenic video this year, and then the Super 8 over near Cortina. I’m going to try and video this week in Madonna di Campiglio, Pinzolo, and Folgaria ski resorts. It has become warm and often raining (not good for filming), but there are a few days forecast with some sun and no precipitation.
Take care!
How'd you like the views?
Loved every minute of the views! Every lift, every run - more beautiful views. Two weeks from now I have scheduled to post the Sellarona route and I’m thinking it’s the most scenic ski day of my life! How’s everything with you?
@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt that's awesome! I also loved the food. Good, I have footage for a few resorts but have been sick and can't talk without coughing. Have fun. Love the vids!
@@bluebirdski Feel better soon. I’ll be waiting to see your videos!
No, don 't came here. This place is wrong.
Appreciate you watching and commenting.