A Dolomites feast on and off piste: Ski region combines German efficiency with an Italian heart

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Imagine a world of German efficiency intertwined with Italian heart. Then throw in some of Europe’s most dramatic scenery, a vast ski area and superb food — and you’ve pretty much got the Dolomites.

What’s more, the locals have their own language (Ladin), their own culture and their own slice of heroic history. But what about the snow?

‘People don’t believe me when I say that even if it hasn’t snowed for weeks, the pistes are in perfect condition,’ says Francesco Morini, the genial owner of Hotel Sassongher in Corvara, one of several satellite villages in the region known as Alta Badia.

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