Ski guides
A kosher ski holiday — everything to know before you book
Kosher food · Shabbat & prayer · Children & family · Gear & clothing · Learning & slopes · Snow & weather · Getting there · Beyond skiing · Booking & payment
- Sella Ronda: The World-Famous Circuit, and How to Ride It from Alba di Canazei — Four mountain passes, four valleys, about forty kilometers without ever taking off your skis. Which lift runs from Alba straight onto the circuit, which direction to start in, how long it takes, and by when you must clear the final pass.
- When to Ski the Dolomites: Month by Month, December to April — How much snow there really is each month, when the days are shortest and the slopes busiest, what happens to the snow in March, how to read a snow report, and why everyone gets up early in the final week.
- Val di Fassa Without Skis: What to Do on a Non-Ski Day, and What to Do on Shabbat — An ice arena within walking distance of the hotel, snow tubing at 2,160 meters, the riverside walk, a cable car to the Dolomites' balcony, a museum at 3,000 meters, and a day in Bolzano. A guide for grandma, for the toddler, and for anyone whose knee asked for a break.
- From Airport to Slope: How to Reach Canazei, La Plagne and Gudauri — How long the transfer takes from the airport to the hotel in each of the three destinations, which road you travel and why, what happens at the mountain passes in winter, and what you should keep in your carry-on on transfer day.
- Skiing on a Snowy Day: Flat Light, Fresh Snow and Wind — Which lens gives the slope its shape back, how to read the poles when you can't see a thing, how to ski powder and what shuts down in the wind. The day beginners dread and veterans wait for.
- Ski or Snowboard: What Suits the Beginner — Skiing is easy at first and hard later; snowboarding is the opposite. What you injure on each, from what age, what happens on the drag lifts, and a verdict by age and type.
- How to Dress for Skiing: Three Layers, and No Cotton — The three-layer system for a day that starts at minus ten on the lift and ends in midday sun. What you absolutely need, what you never wear, and why gloves matter more than the jacket.
- The Lift Guide: How to Ride Every Type Without Embarrassment — Magic carpet, button lift, chairlift, gondola, large aerial tram and funifor: how each one works, how to get on and off, what shuts down first in the wind, and what you'll find right by the hotel.
- Ski Gear: What to Buy, What to Rent, and What's Unnecessary — Whatever touches the snow you rent; whatever touches your skin you buy. One shopping list before your first flight, how a boot should feel, and why you don't upgrade your level at the rental shop.
- Ski Types: What the Numbers Mean and What to Ask for at the Rental Shop — Piste, all-mountain and powder in three numbers printed on the ski, how to choose a length, what DIN is and what really separates the grades at the rental shop.
- A Kosher Ski Vacation: The Guide for the Shabbat- and Kashrut-Observant Family — What Shabbat looks like at a ski resort, how we solve kashrut from breakfast all the way to the mountain, kids, minyan, equipment, insurance and when to travel. What we've learned from running kosher vacations in the Dolomites, without sugarcoating.
- A Ski Week With Just a Carry-On — The heavy gear stays at the rental shop, you wear the jacket on the plane, and everything else fits into 8 kilos. A full packing list, the liquids rules and what's not allowed in the cabin.
- Ski Training in Four Weeks, No Gym Required — Eight at-home exercises, three times a week, that give you thighs that hold up for five days on the mountain. And why the injuries start after three thirty.
- Family Skiing When You're Not All on the Same Level — Mornings apart, afternoons together at the beginner's pace, and nobody teaches their spouse. A daily schedule for a week in Val di Fassa, and which area suits which stage.
- Kosher Food in the Dolomites: How It Really Works — In Val di Fassa there's no kosher restaurant and no kosher store. How do you eat there for a whole week from the same kitchen, what goes up the mountain with you, and what to leave at home.
- FAQ About a Kosher Ski Vacation — What's included, what Shabbat looks like, what you eat on the mountain, from what age children can ski, what about insurance and how to register. The answers exactly as we give them over the phone.
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