While skiing down the 'Grotte' ski slope in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy, we spotted some caves. Shitty caves... literally... apparently if you are overdue for a bathroom break it becomes an appealing alternative to sneak into a cave by the ski slope to do your business. Sigh. Otherwise nice, small caves, probably carved by the water running in the river bed that this ski slope is on.
The Grotte is a short ski run, running from the bottom of the Groste 1 Express lift in Fortini down to the Madonna di Campiglio village and on to the bottom of the Spinale Express lift. More info about the slope here.
There were three caves, one a bit bigger than the others but all small:
Photos of the first cave:
And then the skiing! Quite nice!
Skiing photos and mountain views:
Night skiing:
Food on the slopes, Goulash index 9€ (in 2019):
We also visited the sauna in our hotel, see the other blog article.
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