After 18 seasons in the Dolomites, we’ve carefully chosen when we go—when the weather is usually great for walking, the mountains are at their finest, and there are fewer people around.
We wait until mid-June to start our walking tours in Alta Badia. Before then, the summer season hasn’t really begun: trails can still be muddy, the weather is less settled, and many cable cars and mountain refugios aren’t open yet.
June is wonderfully green, with abundant wildflowers and long days. July is warmer, although our base at around 4,500 feet, or 1,400 meters, is generally much cooler than Europe’s cities.
We deliberately skip busy—and hot—August. September brings even fewer people, crisp mountain air, and cooler mornings and evenings.
Mountain weather is never completely predictable, but over the past ten years we’ve had only one day during our entire summer seasons when heavy rain prevented us from offering a guided walk.
If the weather isn’t right, we’ll change the plan.
Our goal is to enjoy the Dolomites—not endure them.