If you are a skiing enthusiast, you’ll love all the extreme variations available in Tuscany’s most popular ski resorts as well as some that you can enjoy in total tranquillity further up in the mountain slopes.
There is a fantastic collection of holiday rentals in the Garfagnana area of Tuscany for adventurous skiers and snowboarders to base their thrilling stay!
If you are an accomplished skier then perhaps you'd like to book a few lessons of freestyle skiing; a mesmerising sport that combines high speed skiing with extreme skateboarding tricks and acrobatic movements.
Zoom down specially designed slopes with built in half tubes to propel yourself into the air to attempt stimulating stunts before landing firmly on the slope again to continue downhill. This is highly suited to adventurous people with a keen eye for balance and an appetite for risk! It first became popular in the 1960’s and has grown so much over the years that it is now a winter Olympic sport!
There is a fantastic collection of holiday rentals in the Garfagnana area of Tuscany for adventurous skiers and snowboarders to base their thrilling stay!
If you are an accomplished skier then perhaps you'd like to book a few lessons of freestyle skiing; a mesmerising sport that combines high speed skiing with extreme skateboarding tricks and acrobatic movements.
Zoom down specially designed slopes with built in half tubes to propel yourself into the air to attempt stimulating stunts before landing firmly on the slope again to continue downhill. This is highly suited to adventurous people with a keen eye for balance and an appetite for risk! It first became popular in the 1960’s and has grown so much over the years that it is now a winter Olympic sport!
Visit popular ski resorts like Abetone, the largest in Tuscany or others like Mount Amiata, Careggine or Casone di Profecchia to try out this stirring activity!
If you have a taste for trying something new in the skiing world then why not book in for some exhilarating heliskiing! This involves being brought up in a helicopter, dressed in skiing gear and dropped off high up in secluded snow covered mountain slopes to enjoy a breathtaking ski trail in perfect peacefulness down miles of undisturbed snow.
A close variation of this is heliboarding where snowboarders can escape the crowds of Tuscany’s most popular ski resorts.
Very few places offer this in Tuscany but nearby in the border region of Emilia Romagna in Corno alle Scale, you can book a helicopter ride to ski or snowboard in a white paradise high up in the quiet mountains! Why not try something different with a stimulating ski trail from the top of Mount Amiata, which was once an active volcano! It’s very popular with experienced skiers and offers magnificent views of the snow covered Tuscan wonderland during ski season.
If you have a taste for trying something new in the skiing world then why not book in for some exhilarating heliskiing! This involves being brought up in a helicopter, dressed in skiing gear and dropped off high up in secluded snow covered mountain slopes to enjoy a breathtaking ski trail in perfect peacefulness down miles of undisturbed snow.
A close variation of this is heliboarding where snowboarders can escape the crowds of Tuscany’s most popular ski resorts.
Very few places offer this in Tuscany but nearby in the border region of Emilia Romagna in Corno alle Scale, you can book a helicopter ride to ski or snowboard in a white paradise high up in the quiet mountains! Why not try something different with a stimulating ski trail from the top of Mount Amiata, which was once an active volcano! It’s very popular with experienced skiers and offers magnificent views of the snow covered Tuscan wonderland during ski season.
If you feel like letting others propel you forward as you take the reins then why not enjoy being pulled through a winter wonderland by a dog sled! This ancient sport is fast paced and very exciting; you can even go to watch experienced dog sledders participating in regular races held in the Apennine Mountains. Beginners can also book lessons here to get a feel for this invigorating extreme activity.
These are only some of the many intense sports you can engage on during your adventure holiday Tuscany. So read through our related articles about extreme air, water, ground sports to get a feel for the type of thrilling holiday you want to book and just go for it!
These are only some of the many intense sports you can engage on during your adventure holiday Tuscany. So read through our related articles about extreme air, water, ground sports to get a feel for the type of thrilling holiday you want to book and just go for it!
Photo credits
picture 2: Darryns / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 3: Zeledi / CC BY-SA 3.0
picture 2: Darryns / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 3: Zeledi / CC BY-SA 3.0