Monte Bondone

Hi, everyone!

I just got back from a ski trip at Monte Bondone, near Trento.

My hotel room was €417 (about $470 at current exchange rates). This was the morning view from my balcony:








I know, I know, it is the Dolomites and all, but $470? Even for a ski resort that is a bit steep.

Except that wasn't the nightly rate: that was five nights. 150 meters from the lifts. Including a 4-day ski pass. And breakfast. And a four course meal every night.

OK, it is a small resort with only four lifts, but everyone in the town knows each other and the guests by name and I managed to have plenty of fun.

I also improved a lot, partly thanks to challenging snow conditions (I hit a week of perfectly sunny skies and therefore icy snow) and partly due to lessons. It is easy to take a lot of lessons when a two-hour private session is €68.

Michael