A ski instructor in Austria

Last week I made a tour in the Grand Paradiso area in Italy area. This national park was originally the private hunting reserve of the ruling "House of Savoy". In 1856 King Vittorio Emmanuel 2 declared part of the hunting grounds as a protected area, so helping to save the ibex which is such an important animal for the park. About 3,000 of these powerful mountain goats now live in the Park.

itinerary:
Saterday March 25: Start at Cogne; skinning to "Rifugio Vitorio Sella"
Sunday: Vittorio Sella - to - Gran Serra 3550m - descent to Eaux Rousses, Valsavarenche, through the woods, 11 hours of climbing and skiing
Monday: taxi to Pont; skinning to "Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele"
Tuesday: Skinning to the top of Gran Paradis 4060 m (4,5 hours of snowstorm). Brighten up before the descent. Wonderful descent from 4015m, return to "Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele"