Dolomites to require Covid Cert

Swingbeep great idea these holders what do they look like

Gary Waters wrote:Thanks for the update I'm booked to Cortina in January and to be honest it's pretty confusing

Not as useful as SwingBeep's advice, but this press release just came in to J2Ski Towers from Cortina, few links at the end possibly useful?!

Cortina is all set for the ski season 2021-2022
The ski season 2021-2022 begins in Cortina, part of the Dolomiti Superski
The Faloria ski area has opened today, one day in advance on the official opening date of the slopes in the Cortina ski area. Wonderful, sunny slopes welcomed skiers as they reached the 2,120 m of the top station of the Faloria Cable Car, where the namesake Rifugio Faloria is located.
Tomorrow, 4th December, several other lifts and slopes will open, including the whole Cristallo ski area and the Freccia nel Cielo cable car on the Tofana ski area.
Skiers have been able to enjoy the snow from 25th November, when the Falzarego Chairlift on Col Gallina started operations. Since then, temperatures have dropped and fresh snow fell also in town, giving Cortina a wintry look and allowing the other slopes to programme their opening.
After the World Ski Championships 2021, Cortina is ready for a winter season with juicy news for skiers. Up in Ra Valles, part of the Tofana ski area, two lifts have been substituted by the Bus Tofana, a 4-seater bubble chairlift making it much more comfortable and faster to reach the 2,742 m of Cortina's highest slope. The official opening of the lift is set for Sunday 19th December, but it will probably open before.
Another new addition to Cortina's ski lifts is the brand new 10-seater gondola linking the Tofana and Cinque Torri areas, thanks to which all of Cortina's ski areas will be reachable from the town without the need for a car or ski bus.
For everyone to enjoy skiing safely, the slopes and lifts of Cortina follow the same rules as the rest of the Dolomiti Superski. Besides limited capacity on cable cars and gondolas and regular sanification, rules include skiers being required to have a valid green pass to access the lifts. The activation of the skipass is possible on the Dolomiti Superski website and app as well as directly at the skipass sales points.

Further info
Lifts opening dates: dolomitisuperski.com/en/Experience/Ski-areas/Cortina-d-Ampezzo/Lifts
Green pass and skipass activation: http://www.dolomitisuperski.com/en/Plan-ski-holiday/Green%20Pass

J2SkiNews wrote:re: Another new addition to Cortina's ski lifts is the brand new 10-seater gondola linking the Tofana and Cinque Torri areas, thanks to which all of Cortina's ski areas will be reachable from the town without the need for a car or ski bus.

You could be one of the first to ski to the Sellaronda down the Hidden Valley run and on the horse-powered drag lift and maybe round and on to Val Gardena or Val Di Fassa but without needing to use a bus (except the return!) thanks to this long-awaited new lift, exciting!

Cheers this has cheered me up so fingers crossed this ski area has been on my bucket list for many years Skied since I was 17 now at ripe old age of 62 looking forward and trying to stay positive

Ah brilliant, enjoy. I've been a few times and loved it. Hoping to get back soon. Hidden Valley is definitely a must do run, although you need to get a bus or taxi back as there's no lift back up it. But previously you needed to get a bus back to Cortina and now there's the gondola. Great restaurants at the top and near the bottom as you cross the border into Alta Badia too.

5 Torri sector, just stunning:

Surprisingly you can still get retractable lift pass holders https://www.redstrawberry.co.uk/retractable-ski-pass-holder-reel-in-white remember this is still at the idea stage so I don't know for sure if it will work, but I have seen people use paper certificates so I can't see any reason why it shouldn't.

Based on last season's experience it's fiddly to get a mask on and off while wearing a helmet. For this season I have attached 20mm diameter buttons to the straps that go over the ear pads on my helmet. After a bit of practice, I can hook a mask over the buttons and take it off again with gloved hands.

It sounds more sensible and less hassle than having to get your phone out, especially with issues you get with phones not getting a signal or suddenly draining of power when cold.