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We built this trip for anyone who wants the Dolomites at their most extraordinary, on foot, by snowcat and ski, at altitude, in the cold.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":157426,"menu_order":366,"template":"","class_list":["post-157213","trip","type-trip","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-europe","location-italy","month-december-us","month-february-us","month-january-us","month-march-us","style-challenging-vacation","style-winter-getaways","duration-long-haul-trips","trip-type-insider"],"thumbnail_video":[{"file":false,"codec":"mp4","video_url":""}],"checkout_hero_banner":"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/idm05353alfi-1152x648.jpg","acf":[],"template_id":"IT8","duration":6,"trip_limit":8,"img_header":"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IT8_Group2-1080x620.jpg","continent":"Europe","country":"Italy","countries":["Italy"],"prices_between":{"gbp":{"min":"\u00a32350","max":"\u00a32925"},"eur":{"min":"\u20ac2750","max":"\u20ac3420"},"usd":{"min":"$3055","max":"$3795"},"cad":{"min":"$4015","max":"$4990"},"aud":{"min":"$4495","max":"$5585"},"nzd":{"min":"$5190","max":"$6450"},"hkd":{"min":"$22845","max":"$28375"},"aed":{"min":"DH10685","max":"DH13275"}},"about":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Come in summer and the Dolomites are spectacular. Come in winter and they&#8217;re something else entirely. The same limestone towers, the same dramatic ridgelines, but quieter, sharper and blanketed in a wintry silence that gets under your skin. The trails that fill with hikers in July empty except for others seeking that particular kind of winter magic. At Christmas the markets glow in the squares. Hot strudel and mulled wine are never far away, and the rifugios are warm and welcoming. We built this trip for anyone who wants the Dolomites at their most extraordinary, on foot, by snowcat and ski, at altitude, in the cold.<\/span><\/p>\n","highlights":{"IDM S\u00fcdtirol-Alto Adige\/Alex Filz\n":"IDM S\u00fcdtirol-Alto Adige\/Alex Filz\n","IDM S\u00fcdtirol\/Alex Filz":"IDM S\u00fcdtirol\/Alex Filz","IDM S\u00fcdtirol-Alto Adige\/Benjamin Pfitscher":"IDM S\u00fcdtirol-Alto Adige\/Benjamin Pfitscher"},"lang":"us","trip_type":[{"term_id":8454,"name":"Challenging","slug":"challenging-vacation","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":8454,"taxonomy":"style","description":"From high-grade rapids to breathtaking mountain climbs \u2013 our Challenging adventures have been built to push you, and then reward you ten-fold. 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