View from the hotel

Saturday morning - as predicted, it snowed (actually dumped) at the resort. Was quite excited about going up the mountains now given that winter has not been kind to skiiers this season.

Courmayeur ski weekend

February 25th 2007
The forecast was snow in the Italian Alps this weekend - and what better way to check out my first Italian ski experience in Courmayeur. Courmayeur - Piste - 6/10 - lots of red but extremely bumpy. visibility was poor in the morning making it even harder to enjoy. - Facilities - 7/10 - the people moving machinery was average but a long wait if you want to go all the way to the top. other th ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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