Hotel Belvedere, Sestriere, Italy

The snow in Sestriere was getting a bit thin, however, we made the best of what was available. Some of the lifts and runs were not open. We tried skiing in Sauze doula but the snow was poor and many of the runs closed. We travelled on BA. This was the first problem. A number of people on the flight did not receive their skies and bags in Turin. The organisation in terminal 5 was very poor. When we arrived at the Hotel, the rooms were not ready and we could not change into ski gear to get a half day on the slopes. Pity, because the weather was excellent. We went for a walk into town and return 3 hours later. The food in the hotel was reasonable. However, they do not cater for vegetarians. The staff were helpful and managed to put together a vegetarian meal which provide calories but not much taste. The non vegetarians fared better.

Apres-Ski 3/5

Andrew Nettleton