Ski the best of both worlds

A visit to the spectacular, rugged Dolomites is a window on a very different Italy from the one in most tourists’ imaginations, writes Isabel Conway

Skiing the Sellaronda, a 40km circular route

The view is edged with a soaring spire of Dolomite rock which resembles dragon teeth snapping at the clouds, transformed into a gigantic lizard’s tail of pink and orange by sunset. I catch my breath as we ski past Cittá dei Sassi (the City of Rocks) under the shadow ...