3 times Lagazuoi

An amazing place here in the Dolomites is Mount Lagazuoi. We have been there three times, but only reached the rifugio two times. Sunday, two weeks ago, we hiked up from the ground station to the end station and the rifugio. This was a hike we did already in June 2015, but then we had to turn around when we had aroudn 1/3 left, because there was too much snow and we only had jogging shoes. But this time there was no snow and we had real hiking boot. The ascent of 700 meters took us 50 minutes to complete; real steep in the beginning, then flatter for a short period and at the end real steep again, but then in serpentines. It is a short hike, but quite extreme when it comes to steepness. It was amazing to see that little children managed this hike, even though we heard some crying. The other time we manage to reach the rifugio was in March 2017 and then by cable car, so that was very easy:) The we did the famous Sella Ronda ski tour through the ski resorts Val Gardena, Alta Badia, Arabba and Val di Fassa in the Dolomites (part of the Dolomiti Superski) and had an overnight stay up at Rifugio Lagazuoi. If you want to read more about that you can check these two older posts about these experiences here and here.

En fantastisk plats i Dolomiterna är berget Lagazuoi. Vi har varit där tre gånger, men bara kommit upp till rifugion på toppen två gånger. Söndagen för två veckor sen vandrade vi upp från linbanans markstation till slutdestinationen och rifugion. Det var en vandring vi gjorde redan i juni 2015, men då fick vi vända när vi hade 1/3 kvar, eftersom det för mycket snö och vi bara hade joggingskor. Men den här gången var det ingen snö och vi hade bra vandringskängor. Vandringen på 700 höjdmeter tog oss 50 minuter att slutföra; riktigt brant i början, sedan blev det plattare en kort period och i slutet var det brantare igen, men då i serpentiner. Det är en kort vandring, men extrem när det kommer till branthet. Det var fantastiskt att se att små barn klarade denna vandring, även om vi dock hörde lite gråt. Den andra gången vi lyckades nå rifugion var i mars 2017 med då med linbana, så det var väldigt enkelt :) Vi åkte då den berömda skidturen Sella Ronda genom skidorterna Val Gardena, Alta Badia, Arabba och Val di Fassa i Dolomiterna (en del av Dolomiti Superski) och stannade en natt på Rifugio Lagazuoi. Om ni vill läsa mer om det, kan ni kolla in två äldre inlägg här och här.

Start!

Steep in the beginning

The moon:)

Heading towards the right buidling. Here it is flatter for a short period.

The tunnels used by the Austrians during the First World War

Beautiful outdoor terrace flooding in sunshine, but cold

Great lasagne

In the winter a lovely slope, take a look further below

Down with the cable car

Lagazuoi March 2017

Up with the cable car

This time a beautiful slope, otherwise a steep hiking path

A day to remember:)

Amazing morning

The most beautiful slope we have seen

June 2015

Here we go

Meeting the first snow

Some more snow every now and then

The moon covered in some snow

And here we had to stop, too much snow to continue, since we only had jogging shoes. The house to the right is the rifugio.