Welcome to the Lumi Experiences blog, where we share stories and tips related to our trips. It’s more than just a collection of stories though. Scroll through the posts or click the dropdown menus below to search by country, topic, and year for updates about upcoming trips, travel tips or just to check out the photos. Enjoy!
I’m thrilled to share a special story from the 1924 Holmenkollen 50K cross-country ski race, written by Henry I. Baldwin (1896-1992), grandfather of long-time Lumi guest Gunnar Knapp. Gunnar traveled with his family and Lumi Experiences to the 2023 Holmenkollen World Cup, 99 years after his grandfather’s visit. This winter, the World Champs are taking place in Trondheim, Norway. Receive a $300 booking discount when you sign up for Lumi’s Week 1 trip by November 15.
Read MoreLumi Experiences guests JoAnn and Jim from Greensboro, Vermont recall their self-guided skiing adventures in Seefeld, Austria and Seiser Alm, Italy: “All we had to do was show up.” Read more about their adventures here! If you’re interested in a self-guided ski trip like JoAnn and Jim for this coming winter, the deadline to reserve is this weekend.
Read MoreLeading up to Mother’s Day, we’re taking an opportunity to reflect on the special time that adult children and parents can spend together on a ski vacation and wanted to share some reflections from Katie who traveled with her mom Francie to Austria & Italy on the Seefeld & Seiser Alm Sight-Skiing trip last winter. Do you want to take a special ski trip with your or parent(s) or adult child(ren) this winter? Sign up for a 2025 Lumi trip that still has availability before Father’s Day on Sunday, June 16 and save $300 per person!
Read MoreLumi guest Jeff Wilhelm reflects on his and his wife Peggy’s 2024 Marcialonga & König Ludwig Lauf trip experience in this post… check it out! There’s one more week to receive guaranteed entry in the Marcialonga when you save your spot on Lumi’s 2025 Marcialonga & König Ludwig Lauf trip by next Sunday, May 12.
Read MoreStill glowing a couple weeks after the World Cup races in Minneapolis, Lumi guest Neil from Massachusetts was inspired to write about his experience, which finally arrived four years after the 2020 Minneapolis World Cup was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreLumi guest Jeff from Boise, Idaho describes his experience traveling to Austria and Italy with his wife Peggy Jo on Lumi’s Dolomitenlauf & Marcialonga ski trip… a preview? “This Lumi tour was luminous.”
Read MoreLumi Experiences guests JoAnn and Jim from Greensboro, Vermont recall their self-guided skiing adventures in Seefeld, Austria and Seiser Alm, Italy last winter: “All we had to do was show up.” Read more about their adventures here!
Read MoreLumi guest Ken Hughes from Alberta, Canada recounts his huge accomplishment last month in the Southern Hemisphere: earning a Worldloppet Gold Medal after finishing his 10th Worldloppet before his 70th birthday! Whether you’re looking to ski your 1st or 10th Worldloppet, receive the early booking discount of $300 / person on our trips to Australia’s Kangaroo Hoppet and New Zealand’s Merino Muster when you reach out (info@lumiexperiences.com) to save your spot by next Saturday, September 30!
Read MoreMuffy Ritz of Sun Valley, Idaho is adamant about endowing her winters with adventures that include snow, culture and challenge. Last winter she traveled with Lumi Experiences to Europe for a few weeks of skiing Worldloppets, including the Marcialonga in Italy and the König Ludwig Lauf in Germany. Check out this story about her adventure…
Read MoreFor the uninitiated, you may have heard the words, “World Loppet”, and have had some vague notion that it has something to do with cross-country skiing. And you would be right. Lumi Experiences guest Ron Sawdey shares his experiences skiing Worldloppet ski marathons in Wisconsin, Sweden, Italy, and Germany.
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