Born To Ride

Born To Ride runs snow weekends in Bardonecchia, and it’s one of the best-known options for people heading up from Turin and the plains below: transport, a place to stay, and a group to spend two days with, without having to organize a thing yourself.

The base is the Villaggio Olimpico in Bardonecchia, with free reserved parking right across the street. The package is all-inclusive: hotel, lift ticket, dinners, breakfasts, après-ski, party, giveaways, and staff on site. There are several weekends every season: dates come out in the fall and bookings open before winter.

Lessons

The #LEARNTOFUN program gives you four hours of lessons over the weekend, two on Saturday and two on Sunday, in small groups split into four levels, from total beginner to advanced. Book early and you pay less.

Lessons are for over-16s only; for kids, the site says to email lezioni@borntoride.it. You can rent a board, skis, or a helmet at the Welcome Desk, no booking needed.

How the Weekend Works

It always runs the same way: Welcome Desk on Saturday morning, après-ski at Harald’s Ski Bar in Campo Smith in the afternoon, dinner at the hotel and, on Sunday, a DJ set at lunch up on the mountain before the lifts close. You can also add Friday night.

The WELCOME TO FUN wristband gets you discounts at partner chalets on the slopes and on rentals. The old btrweekend.it domain redirects to the Born To Ride site.