Skate and classic cross-country ski in the Austrian Alps and the Dolomites of Italy in March 2016! We’ll fly from Portland or Seattle on Saturday, March 5 to Munich and take the train to Seefeld, Austria (near Innsbruck). We’ll have hotel rooms and an apartment for group meals and food preparation. For the first week of the trip, we can take a ski bus to different local villages, or ski from the hotel. Tourist activites are also an option (costs vary). On Sunday, March 13, we go to Plan de Gralba, Italy, where we will ski the Dolomites of Val Gardenia through Plan de Gralba until Friday, March 18, when we will travel to Munich, have dinner at the world famous Hofbrauhaus and stay overnight, preparing to return back to Portland on Saturday, March 19.
Our hotel rooms are modern with private bathrooms, in room. Breakfasts are included. Lunch is typically eaten on the trail, or ski up to a chalet and dine as you desire. Dinner will be in the apartment or at the many choices of restaurants. Lunches and dinners are not included.
There are no in-city tourist activities planned; however, if the group desires, we can set aside a day to tour museums and cathedrals—with time for taking photos.
Trip Limit: 12 participants
Cost: estimated at $2,900 (but the recommended budget is $3,500). You must be a current ONC member before signing up for this trip. Includes round trip airfare to Munich from Portland or Seattle, train to Seefeld and Plan de Gralba, and then back to Munich, bus passes near Seefeld, skiing in Plan de Gralba, all lodging (double occupancy), breakfasts and final dinner in Munich. Deposit $500 with the full balance due by September 15, 2015. ONC-PDX TravelGuard or equivalent travel insurance required. This is a special arrangement the ONC-PDX has with TravelGuard for 7% of trip cost. www.travelguard.com (There are some tricks to using the TravelGuard website and getting the ONC-PDX rate. Please contact the leader to work through them.)
For more info contact trip leader: Sam Digard sam.digard@gmail.com call/text 360.910.1714 (voice calls are often difficult to answer, so please be ready to leave a message) for more details and a larger PowerPoint overview of the trip.
BOOKINGS
This event is fully booked. To be put on the waiting list, contact the trip leader.