Have you ever wondered what it would be like to hit the slopes and go skiing in Italy?

Join us as we discover the best Italian ski resorts, insider tips on renting gear

and the unique cultural experiences awaiting you in the Italian Alps and beyond

on episode 252 of the Untold Italy podcast.

Ciao at all and benvenuti to Untold Italy, the travel podcast where you go to the towns and villages, mountains and lakes, hills and coastlines of Bella Italia.

Each week your host, Katie Clark, takes you on a journey in search of magical landscapes,

history, culture, wine, gelato, and of course, a whole lot of pasta.

If you're dreaming of Italy and planning future adventures there, you've come to the right place.

Thank you. planning future adventures there, you've come to the right place.

Jiao, bonjourno, everyone. Here we are almost at the end of the year of 2024 and ready to head into winter for many of you. And while it's getting hot here down under,

I'm planning a winter trip to Italy and I couldn't be more excited.

We're heading to the Dolomites to check out the scene in winter

and hopefully do some skiing and snow sports

in one of the world's most spectacular alpine landscapes.

But it's confession time. I have extremely limited

skiing experience and certainly don't know what to look for or even ask about when it comes

to travelling around a mountainous area in wintertime, let alone the ins and outs of skiing gear

and logistics. In the past, I would have tried to Google it and figure it

all out for myself, but luckily these days I've worked out when to call in the experts. So today,

I've roped in Tyler from the Untold Italy team who has a lot of experience skiing in Italy

for some advice on how to make our trip to the Dolomites truly memorable for all

the right reasons. And diamo, let's get started.

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