I had difficulty sleeping due to the coffee in the Al Bicerin drink. At first, I wanted to leave an hour earlier for Bardonecchia Ski Resort, but when I woke up, I was too tired. We decided to depart one hour later.
We first boarded the Metro L1 line, bound for Puerto Nuevo (3 stops). Then, I purchased two one-way train tickets for Bardonecchia and boarded the 8:10 local train, arriving at Bardonecchia at 9:40. We boarded a free bus shuttle to the ski resort.
Here is a GoPro Hero7 Black video of my first run at Bardonecchia.
I hoped to get dropped off at Melezet - the newest part of the resort, but the bus shuttle continued to Jafferau (a 3 lift-only affair). We stayed on the bus shuttle until we returned back to Campo Smith. We first stopped there by a Creperie, but they required snowboard storage, so we continued toward the main building, where we purchased lift tickets and breakfast items.
The food ordering process was unusual to me. I first had to place an order at a cashier (cassa) and then, with the receipt, walk to the bar, where someone prepared my order. I ordered tea and chocolate and a couple of brioches (pastries).
The snow cover at Bardonecchia was light, with lots of bare ground. Alex and I separated on the first run and had to use the walkie-talkies to connect. Alex fell on the first run (using his new Jones Ultra Mountain Twin 157 snowboard for the first time) and hurt his tailbone. He did not tell me about his injury until we were on our back to Turin.
We snowboarded many runs (the resort was empty primarily on the slopes) and eventually made it to Melezet, where we stopped by for lunch at the Waikiki Pizza Restaurant.
We ordered two pizzas - a Margherita for me and a Buffalo mozzarella for Alex. The pizzas were freshly baked, delicious, and inexpensive (6.00 euros for my newly baked Margherita). I also ordered a delicious local beer. After lunch, we continued snowboarding until 3:40 pm, finishing 11 runs.
Here is another GoPro Hero7 Black video of my snowboarding:
When we finished snowboarding, we boarded the shuttle to the Bardonecchia train station, purchased return tickets to Torino Puerto Nuevo, and waited for the 17:21 train.
We boarded the train and arrived in Turin at 18:45. We proceeded to the Metro, and 3 stops later, we were back at our hotel at about 19:15.
Inna joined us 15 minutes after spending a full day at the QC Termetorino spa. She had a fabulous time.
We first boarded the Metro L1 line, bound for Puerto Nuevo (3 stops). Then, I purchased two one-way train tickets for Bardonecchia and boarded the 8:10 local train, arriving at Bardonecchia at 9:40. We boarded a free bus shuttle to the ski resort.
Here is a GoPro Hero7 Black video of my first run at Bardonecchia.
I hoped to get dropped off at Melezet - the newest part of the resort, but the bus shuttle continued to Jafferau (a 3 lift-only affair). We stayed on the bus shuttle until we returned back to Campo Smith. We first stopped there by a Creperie, but they required snowboard storage, so we continued toward the main building, where we purchased lift tickets and breakfast items.
The food ordering process was unusual to me. I first had to place an order at a cashier (cassa) and then, with the receipt, walk to the bar, where someone prepared my order. I ordered tea and chocolate and a couple of brioches (pastries).
The snow cover at Bardonecchia was light, with lots of bare ground. Alex and I separated on the first run and had to use the walkie-talkies to connect. Alex fell on the first run (using his new Jones Ultra Mountain Twin 157 snowboard for the first time) and hurt his tailbone. He did not tell me about his injury until we were on our back to Turin.
We snowboarded many runs (the resort was empty primarily on the slopes) and eventually made it to Melezet, where we stopped by for lunch at the Waikiki Pizza Restaurant.
We ordered two pizzas - a Margherita for me and a Buffalo mozzarella for Alex. The pizzas were freshly baked, delicious, and inexpensive (6.00 euros for my newly baked Margherita). I also ordered a delicious local beer. After lunch, we continued snowboarding until 3:40 pm, finishing 11 runs.
Here is another GoPro Hero7 Black video of my snowboarding:
When we finished snowboarding, we boarded the shuttle to the Bardonecchia train station, purchased return tickets to Torino Puerto Nuevo, and waited for the 17:21 train.
We boarded the train and arrived in Turin at 18:45. We proceeded to the Metro, and 3 stops later, we were back at our hotel at about 19:15.
Inna joined us 15 minutes after spending a full day at the QC Termetorino spa. She had a fabulous time.
Observations
- Skiing in Italy is much cheaper than in the US. Lift tickets are 3 to 4 times cheaper!
- The quality of food (pizza, croissants) is first-rate and reasonably priced.
- It's very convenient to take the train directly to the resort (without having to worry about driving, snow, and dealing with chain control)
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