Fun On The Federico Augusto Trail

The next day I did the loop trail around the Sasso Lungo group. Well, technically, half-way around, with a ride to the col between Sasso Lungo and Sasso Piatto, an exciting descent down unadvertised snow and scree slopes, and then a race to the down-hill chairlift, which closed at 5PM. Another stress-test.

The general idea: walk around the three in the middle there, after taking the 
cable car to Alpe di Siusi and then a chair- lift up to Williamshut, then a 
cable-coffin to the col, then back down and to Williamshut and the chairlift, 
which runs only between 9 and 5

On the chairlift: don't rock the boat

Ever-present parasails

Determined dad: toddler on his back, infant in carriage; mom is just ahead on 
the trail, waiting to assist over a rough patch

The lift up to the col between the two peaks; the "cabins" large enough for one 
person to stand...

View from the col: Sella Pass, a previous campsite

Snow-draped Marmolada, highest in the Dolomites

Other side of the col: looking up the snow slope; crampons 
and an ice axe would have been handy

Ditto; I did have a chance to practice my scree-glissade technique

The Italian Alpine Club maintains some beautiful refuges 
in the area

A welcome sight, the chairlift back down to Alpe di Siusi, which I made with 
17 minutes to spare

By the time I was back down in the "meadow," the entire massif was covered 
in cloud, and I was glad not to have spent the night up there