Expert Travel Advice to Cortina d'Ampezzo

• Hidden European Ski Resorts

  With the reputation, terrain, scenery, and ski legacy to pull the big crowds, it's not surprising that the best European resorts can be like an EU summit on steroids as schussers bold and beginner clamor for room to express themselves. To help solve this dilemma of the much-maligned crowded Continental ski experience, then, we give you three off-the-beaten-piste options to help you escape and discover a slice of real Europe. Away General

• Getting to Know Alta Badia

  Discover classic Euro skiing amongst the mighty granite steeples of the Italian Dolomites. Away Travel

• Top Ten Italy Classic Adventures

  Ski, Ride, or Raft Cortina. Gorp Top Ten

• Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

  Best Ski Resorts in Europe. Away Trip Idea

• Skiing Europe: A Baker's Dozen

  Italy. Away Travel