Steve & Judy Pardoe welcome you to Selva, Val Gardena

This is our Photo Album from our Winter Sports holiday in March 2000. Come and enjoy the Italian Dolomites with us!

On this page: Mountain hike to the Gamsblut refuge/restaurant from St Cristina, Val Gardena

On other pages from this holiday: Selva Intro Page
Selva Village
Skiing
Ice-climbing
Snowboarding

Winter Mountain Hiking

We bought a winter walking and cross-country skiing map from the very helpful Tourist Office in Selva, and planned a sunny walk above the nearby village of St Cristina. We got there by the valley shuttle bus, using the complementary tourist tickets. Although recent building made the map hard to follow in places, the trail was generally good and there wasn't too much snow or ice to contend with. We had an excellent lunch at the Gamsblut restaurant, which is right by the piste leading down from the Col Raiser lift, and enjoyed continuous sunshine and wonderful views from this, the North side of Val Gardena


Farmstead on the walk up, with one of the many crucifixes


Judy on the path above St Cristina. The mountain behind her is the Langkofel


Steve relaxing below another crucifix. This one bore a charming poem in Italian and German, inviting the reader to rest and ponder. And why not?


Another corner, another view of the Langkofel


Glorious Dolomite views are everywhere : these are the Pizes de Cir, which we'd climbed by a Via Ferrata in summer, several years before


The Gamsblut refuge and restaurant at 1,956 metres


Judy and the deliciously refreshing Weissbier we enjoyed there


The piste leading from the Col Raiser to St Cristina, looking towards the massive Sella Group


Another corner, and a seat, this time with the Sella Group to look at


Curiosities in one of the many hamlets we walked through


Almost down : a last view of the Langkofel, looking right into its hollow interior

On other pages from this holiday: Selva Intro Page
Selva Village
Skiing
Ice climbing
Snowboarding
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