- After a few snowboarding seasons in Colorado, I took my first ski vacation to Italy’s Dolomites.
- From the mountain terrain to the costs, the regions varied drastically.
- Ultimately, I thought the Dolomites offered a well-rounded vacation, but I prefer Colorado’s slopes.
Learning to love snowboarding has been a journey. My first lesson ended with me unstrapping and walking down the mountain.
Since then, I’ve spent birthdays smiling on the mountain and left ski days in tears. There are plenty of aspects of snowboarding I love, but there are also parts I hate.
So, with my complicated relationship with snowboarding in mind, I was curious how I would feel on a ski trip to Italy’s Dolomites. For a few days, I snowboarded in Italy’s Cortina d’Ampezzo resort and Rio Pusteria – Bressanone.
I left the trip with a better appreciation for Colorado’s mountains and a new love for certain aspects of Italy’s ski culture.
