Ski Touring 5:00:00 [3] 15.39 km (19:30 / km) +984m 14:46 / km
ahr:116
From Lago di Braies. Across the frozen snow covered lake, then into the young trees. Skiing over the tops of many of them, having real difficulty avoiding catching ski tips in branches. Tough going uphill and into the gully. Short stretch of steep ice meant carrying the skils. Once out of the trees things got a little easier. Brilliant virgin snow by a small lake and then all the way through hummocky terrain and up to the summit of Kleiner Jaufen at 2372m. Cloudless sky, snow covered Dolomites 360 degrees.
Then pristine deep snow and fabulous skiing down to the steep narrow track that took us down to Ponticello. Snow ploughed the last few km down, completely knackered. Plenty of wipeouts for self, AT and c on the way down.
Beer and strudel again with Marco and Giovanni in Villabassa to finish a great day.