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Formula One of ski resorts ; With the dramatic views from Italy's Madonna di Campiglio resort, it's no wonder that Michael Schumacher skis there - he's even got a run named after him. By Stephen Wood

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From: The Independent - London
Date: 20070317
Author:Stephen Wood

The French writer Guy de Maupassant supposedly so disliked the Eiffel Tower that he went there every day for lunch, because the restaurant windows afforded one of the few views of Paris not blighted by the tower. It's a good story, but quite familiar. So there is no excuse for forgetting the moral of it: that you don't see your viewpoint when you're admiring the view. Still, I forgot it.

Skiing in the Dolomites can be addictive. Not because of the skiing - which, though enjoyable, is short of challenge - but because of the mountains. They lack the dark drama of the Andes, the imposing bulk ...

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