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Stoked that you have so much interest this year. If anyone is on the fence don't miss out, it's a really superb combination of skiing, tourism, and a great group of people. We hope to get back again.

This trip was an amazing time and I'd recommend it to anyone, skier or not. I'm not much of a writer so I can't really give it the praise it deserves, but my girlfriend, who was a non-skier and has traveled outside the country a number of times already, said this was by far the best trip she's ever been on. Matteo and Michela were wonderful hosts and put together a great itinerary for the trip. Each day we were taken to a new corner of Italy, typically off the beaten tourist trail, and we got to see, taste, and experience things we'd never have found on our own. Not only that, but we basically had personal tour guides the entire week, who took great care in making sure we had the best experience possible. A large part of what made the trip so special were all the personal touches. Matteo has a wealth of information about the local area, history, politics, food, movies, music, you name it, and is always willing to share. Michela has a knack for planning, great artistic eye and really organized a great trip. That's not even considering the ski aspect of it. To be able to spend a whole week with perfect conditions, consistent coaching from world class coaches, and just immerse in life at their lake is hard to replicate. All the input I received was easy to digest and understand and to turn into positive changes in my skiing. I left feeling more consistent, confident, and prepared for what to work on for the remainder of the season. Beyond coaching, in just a few sets Matteo identified a simple ski adjustment that resolved an issue and felt much more comfortable. Each day we had the whole remainder of the day while touring to hear about ski stories and history from Matteo, anecdotes about pro skiers & tournaments, insights into the ski development & testing process, etc. Matteo's enthusiasm for the sport is infectious, and we even got my girlfriend in the water to ski at the end of the trip for her first time and she loved it. Could we have done something similar on our own, booking our own morning sets and planning our day trip after? Sure, but there's no way we would have had as great an experience, and no replacement for the care, attention and company from Matteo and Michela. Not to mention it would have required significantly more effort and planning on our part. With their trip we really just had to show up and enjoy, and not go through the typical headaches around planning something like this. There's no way to put a number on the value they provided from all their own time on the trip, but if we did I think it’d have been way more than whatever the rough difference would have worked out to be. It was their first year planning the trip and from the get go it was awesome, but it'll only improve with what they learned this time. The whole experience was phenomenal; we'd absolutely do it again and hope to some day, and again would recommend it to anyone. If your wives/girlfriends/family/significant others don't ski, they will definitely enjoy the trip and might come home more excited about skiing than before, which you also can't really put a price on.

My girlfriend loves to travel and I like a ski trip so this was perfect, we signed up and can't wait!