SNOW RESORTS:

Japan:
福井Skijam

South Korea:
Yongpyong (cantonese lessons a/v)
Alpensia Resort (international standard)
High 1 (Korea's biggest ski resort)

Canada:
Whistler

France:
Chamonix Mont-Blanc

Italy:

Trentino/Belluno/South Tyrol (1 ski-pass across 3 areas)
5 TORRI
     Rifugio Averau
     Rifugio Capanna Tondi

FALORIA
     Ristorante Al Camin
     Barisetti Sport Hotel

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO
     Hotel Ancora

BOLZANO / BOZEN
     Hopfen & Co.
     Batzenhaus

COLLALBO (Klobenstein)
VAL GARDENA
     Tubladel
     Spa Mar Dolomit

Dolomiti Superski Pass 1-21 days (ski across 12 ski areas)
Normal season ~HKD440 1-day, HKD1210 3-day, HKD2120 6-day
Peak season (beg-Fed to mid-Mar) ~HKD480 1-day, HKD1370 3-day, HKD2410 6-day

Cortina d'Ampezzo / San Vito di Cadore / Auronzo - Valley Passes
Normal season ~HKD290 1-day, HKD380 2-day, HKD1950 6-day
Peak season (beg-Fed to mid-Mar) ~HKD330 1-day, HKD440 2-day, HKD2220 6-day

**most Ski Pass Offices are located by the train stations, or book online and have the pass delivered to hotel (hotels offer package deals for 3 nights stay with ski pass included for low-peak season before Christmas)

Ski Pass:
www.dolomitisuperski.com

Italy Railway site:
http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en

Italy Transport site:
www.sad.it

Snow Service Cortina:
www.snowservice.it

Ski Service Val Gardena:
www.val-gardena.net/ski-rental.htm

Flights:
No direct flights from Hong Kong to Venice.  Can take Swiss Air via Zurich and transfer to flight to Venice

Access to Cortina:
From Venice airport to Cortina, take ATVO Cortina Express Bus (approx. 100mins, fare HKD200)
From Cortina to Bolzano, take bus to Dobbiaco Train Station first and then take the train from there (approx. 2.5hrs)

Electricity: 220V 2 round prongs
Time Difference: 7 hours behind HKT (GMT+1)

Useful Info Links:
Cortina d'Ampezzo www.cortina.dolomiti.org
Bolzano Bozen www.bolzano-bozen.it
Val Gardena www.valgardena.it
Ortisei www.ortisei.it