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Will you be part of the festivities in Cavalese next winter? Reach out to receive an itinerary for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games trips (filling fast), Tour de Ski, Dolomitenlauf & Marcialonga or Marcialonga & König Ludwig Lauf trips. Reserve your spot before March 31 to receive the $300/person early booking discount, although some trips will likely fill sooner.
Read MoreGuests on Lumi’s Tour de Ski and Seefeld & Seiser Alm trips have been enjoying an excellent start to the winter in the Alps. Do you want to be trailside for the racing in Cavalese, Italy in 2026? Next winter Cavalese will host the final stages of the Tour de Ski races (like this year!) and the cross-country ski events for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games (next year ONLY!).
Read MoreHappy New Year! A big snowfall in the Alps on Christmas Eve brought a winter wonderland to Nordic trail networks across Europe, where ski areas like Seefeld, Austria have over 200 km of trails open. The first Lumi trip of the 2025 winter season – the Tour de Ski trip – kicked off in Cavalese, Italy yesterday!!
Read MoreWe’re thrilled to announce the 2026 Lumi Tour de Ski trip to cheer on athletes in Val di Fiemme and up the famous Hill Climb in Cavalese, Italy — the cross-country venue for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Learn more about why our trip leaders are so excited to share the Tour de Ski experience with Lumi guests. Sign up before March 31st to save $300!
Read MoreI’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 MoreThis February and March, the attention of Nordic ski world will be on the 2025 World Championships in Trondheim, Norway! Lumi Experiences has lodging and grandstand tickets reserved for this unique Nordic event. The trip deadline is approaching fast: receive a $300 / person booking discount when you sign up for Lumi’s Week 1 trip by Thursday, October 31. Need more inspiration for why to head to Trondheim?
Read MoreHappy Fourth of July! In anticipation of this winter’s World Championships in Trondheim, Norway, we wanted to share some reflections from Judy Young and Joel Harrison at New Moon Ski and Bike Shop who traveled with Lumi and the rest of the New Moon crew to the 2023 World Champs in Slovenia. Would you like to pack your stars, stripes and glitter to cheer for your favorite US Ski Team athletes at the World Champs in Norway this winter? Find out more inside!
Read MoreThis Saturday, June 29, the best cyclists will set off from Florence, Italy for the first stage of the 2024 Tour de France. For the next three weeks, they’ll be riding around 200 km of often hilly or mountainous terrain every day. This devilishly grueling stage race serves as a model for the winter equivalent – Tour de Ski. How about a Tour de France or Tour de Ski with Lumi this winter? We’re offering $300 off both trips through the final stage of the Tour de France.
Read MoreThe Tour de Ski starts tomorrow in Toblach, Italy and will continue in Cavalese, Italy later in the week! If you’ll be rising early to watch the Tour de Ski live from the US, how about traveling to watch it live on Lumi’s Tour de Ski Trip next winter? Check out the trip highlights inside.
Read MoreThe FIS 2025 World Cup schedule is confirmed! I’ve been eagerly anticipating this announcement and am thrilled that there is so much overlap with Lumi trip destinations. Would you like to join one of Lumi’s popular World Cup or World Championships trips this winter? Or ski a Worldloppet ski marathon with the support of Lumi trip leaders in one of the other 2025 World Cup venues? Reach out soon: info@lumiexperiences.com Several 2025 Lumi trips are already full and others are filling quickly.
Read MoreIn anticipation of this winter’s World Championships in Trondheim, Norway, we wanted to share some reflections from Judy Young and Joel Harrison at New Moon Ski and Bike Shop who traveled with Lumi and the rest of the New Moon crew to the 2023 World Champs in Slovenia. Would you like to pack your stars, stripes and glitter to cheer for your favorite US Ski Team athletes at the World Champs in Norway this winter? Find out more inside!
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.
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