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Val Mesdi Freeride skiing day in the Dolomites

Val Mesdi Freeride skiing day in the Dolomites 1
Val Mesdi Freeride skiing day in the Dolomites
Val Mesdi Freeride skiing day in the Dolomites
Val Mesdi Freeride skiing day in the Dolomites

Renato, IFMGA certified mountain guide, takes you on an exciting 1-day trip to the Dolomites, freeride skiing down the stunning Val Mesdi.

Private

Dolomite Mountains

1 Day

Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

Occasional

Intermediate


Highlights

  • Explore the Dolomites with an experienced local guide
  • Spend an exciting day in Val Mesdi
  • Enjoy the breathtaking views from the top of Boè Hut

Description

Join me to spend a day discovering the most popular freeride descent of the Dolomites. Let’s go to Val Mesdi and spend a wonderful freeride ski day!

The Val Mesdi is a valley in the Sella Group, part of the beautiful Dolomites, in Italy. It offers unique, breathtaking panoramic views. Running from south to north, the itinerary is very exciting, with different sections offering changes in the rhythm.

To access Val Mesdi, we will follow the Sella Ronda itinerary, and then go through the Sella Group. From the Sass Pordoi cablecar station, we will go to the Pordoi saddle (2950m) and cross to the left. Then we will put fit the skins on our skis to reach the Boè Hut (2871m), arriving at the entrance of the valley for an amazing descent of about 6 kilometers among high rock walls. Finally, we will reach Colfosco (Alta Badia). To end the program, we will follow the Sella Ronda itinerary to go back to our starting point.

The views from the Boè Hut over Val Mesdi are particularly stunning, and we will take some time to enjoy them.

As this is a very popular descent, the track of this tour is very well groomed. Except, of course, the day after a large snowfall. But in general, it is possible to cross the Boè Hut even with regular ski equipment, simply walking with the skis on our shoulders or backpacks.

This program’s difficulty is classified as moderate, but it can be quite challenging depending on the conditions! If you have any doubts about your level and ability, feel free to ask me and I will be happy to advise you.

Are you tempted to ski down the wonderful Val Mesdi? Then request to book this trip! Let’s set a date and enjoy freeride skiing in the mythical Dolomites. And if you are interested, you can also check out this other option to practice freeride ski in the Sella Group.

Price includes

- Guiding fee

Price details

Equipment included: probe, shovel, ARTVA.


Details

Meeting point

To be arranged.

About the guide

Hi! I'm Renato, IFMGA guide from the Dolomites, and I work together with my colleagues Robert, Bruno, Patrick, Benedetta & Walter (German speaking). If I'm not available to guide you, one of them will take care of you.

I was born in 1961, I live in Campitello di Fassa, in the Dolomites, together with my family. I have two sons, one is a mountain guide, the other is a ski instructor. I am a certified mountain guide since 1982, an instructor of guides, alpine ski instructor and a Federal coach for ISEF.

Being in the mountains has always been my passion, guiding people, teaching them climbing, mountaineering... during the various seasons of the year. I very much enjoy drawing nice curves in fresh powder snow and discover the charm of the frozen waterfalls.

My curriculum and professional mountaineering is made of many ascents and some openings of routes in the Dolomites and the Alps. I climbed in Yosemite Valley (California), Ben Nevis (Scotland) and Norway, Greece, Spain and Sardinia. I did also several high altitude climbs like Mt Denali (Alaska), Ama Dablam (6828m), Cho Oyu (8201m), Manaslu (8163m), Shivling in India (6545m), Cotopaxi and Chimborazo in Ecuador (5897m and 6310m), Patagonia (Argentina).

Feel free to get in touch with me if you are coming in the Dolomites for skiing (alpine, freeride and ski touring), rock climbing, sport climbing and multi pitch climbing. It will be my pleasure to guide you here and let you discover my secret spots.

Languages

Italian | German | English

Certificates

UIAGM


What people are saying about Renato & Guides' team

Nathalie McClune

5.00

September, 2023

Paolo was a great guide. He picked out good routes and we felt very safe.

Mitch Keith

5.00

September, 2023

Paolo and Patrick were our guides for Gaudeamos (12 pitch max of 6a) near Falzarego Pass. Paolo was communicative ahead of time in making arrangements and ensuring our climb matched our desires. During the climb, they were safe and efficient and all 4 members of our party came away from the outing feeling challenged and excited about the day. Overall, we had a fantastic day out and we were able to tackle a much larger & more grand objective than we otherwise could have on our own without our guides. Thanks Paolo & Patrick!!

Joshua McDougall

5.00

September, 2023

Renato did not take us but his fellow guide Matteo did. Matteo was excellent and guided us through an amazing Via ferrata

james bottomley

5.00

August, 2023

Renato is best guide I've ever been with

Jennifer Bagnato

5.00

August, 2023

Benny was a great guide, very helpful and provided easy explanations.

Mick Bradway

5.00

August, 2023

Renato was professional and a great guide! He took the time to point out the different mountain ranges and was very friendly. He took many pictures of us during the trip which was very nice and we appreciated it. I always felt safe during the trip. The pace of trekking was great. I highly recommend this 2 day, 1 night trip!

Michal Budzynski

5.00

August, 2023

The traveller did not leave a comment.

Yosapol Harnvanichvech

4.00

August, 2023

The traveller did not leave a comment.

Guy Brett-Robertson

5.00

August, 2023

I am leaving a 1* review for the absolutely terrible, argumentative, and unprofessional service I am currently receiving from Renato after our trip. This was meant to be a full day excursion but our guide Patrick sensibly suggested that we cut it down to half a day to avoid the stormy weather in the afternoon. Patrick told us that we would be issued a partial refund as a result of this. We agreed. It is now several weeks after our trip and Renato is going against Patrick's promise and is saying they cannot offer a partial refund. I am currently wasting my time trying to get Explore Share to sort this out and Renato will not stop emailing me. I've literally said in writing that I don't want to engage with Renato anymore, but he won't respect that. I really don't want to spend my time arguing with someone over email who refuses to live up to the promise of their own employee. Patrick was an excellent guide and the trip we did was very fun. I would be leaving a full 5* review if it were not for this nonsense with Renato.

Grant Hunter

5.00

August, 2023

My guide was Matteo who provided me with an excellent day of climbing in the Dolomites. Matteo was very competent and I felt very safe under his guidance. Highly recommended.

Christoph F.

5.00

August, 2023

The tour was very nice, as was our guide. On top, good service and communication of the booking team.

Loth

5.00

August, 2023

Renato is incredibly knowledgeable about climbing and made my wife and I feel safe while providing a very memorable trip.

Amir Toren

2.00

July, 2023

The trek was great. The guide (Robert) was not nice to say the least

Mark Williamson

5.00

July, 2023

I went climbing with Robert up to the Torre del Vajolet. Robert was most excellent and profesional: timely, extremely knowledgable and very fast. We were the first group on and off the tower. It was an incredible day and my only regret is that I didn't have time for more climbing. I will defintely return to the Dolomites and climb again with Robert. I HIGHLY recommend Robert and Renatto and team Bernard. They are AWESOME!

Philip Martin

5.00

July, 2023

We had an excellent day sport climbing at Cinque Torri with Matteo. The guide was very professional and friendly and helped us learn to improve our outdoor climbing.


 

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