Trip Report: Alta Badia - Dolomites, Italy

A Ten-day trip to the South Tyrol region of northern Italy. We based from the Alta Badia Valley which includes the to villages Badia, La Villa, San Cassiano, and Corvara. This lush alpine valley sports numerous ski lifts that also run in Summer and Fall to provide quick access to the higher alpine region—the Dolomites. This is a quaint valley over the hill from the more populated area of Cortina.

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SMG –“A Sense of Place” Past, Present, & Future

With the coming of 2013, Sawtooth Mountain Guides enters its 28th year as a 4-season guide service.  This New Year brings a landmark for SMG, with my turning over the ownership reins to Stanley residents, Sara and Chris Lundy, who now hold my 50% interest joining Erik Leidecker. In addition to their many talents as ski guides and avalanche educators, they bring with them many of the requisite skills to steward a growing business, including office skills and web technology.

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