This morning the Tour’s participants woke up very early… someone was already walking around the dining room… at sunrise!!

After breakfast, at 7 am, we all went to the cableway, to reach 3.200 meters of altitude… and let the adventure begin!

While one group was having the test drive on the purpose-made track, the other one was experiencing the sled dog, running on sleighs pulled by the beautiful huskies!

This was for sure an unforgettable experience!
But there’s just few time for a cup of hot coffee… the football match is about to start! Models are waiting for us!
Who do you think is going to win? Red or yellow team?? Place your bet!

See you later…

So who is the mysterious player??? You guessed it, he’s Materazzi… he will arrive on the Stelvio by helicopter, spending time with us on the football pitch and maybe showing us some cool tricks!

Anyway… surprises are not over yet!
Before the match with the models we will try to involve our guests in several unique experiences: can you imagine what it takes to carry 50 Huskies up to 3.200 meters of altitude on a cableway??

Well this is what we are trying to do, and our guests will challenge each other in a competition… just as if they were in Antarctica!
The race will take place on the purpose-made snow track, where the sledges pulled by these beautiful animals (which are also the Snowcontrol Serie II symbol!) will run and chase each other.

But there is still something missing… to be continued tomorrow!

Hey..still looking at the models’ picture? You are starting being curious, aren’t you!?

Well… let’s say our girls are not just models, they are part of the Italian National Models Football Team and ten of these pretty and sporty girls will be on the Stelvio Pass with us!
They will be divided in two teams to play five-a-side football and in the same game also the Tour’s participants can play… it will be a real match and guests will be asked to bet on the winner in order to gain points and increase their score!

Anyway.. the game will take place at an altitude of 3.200 metres… what do you think, will they make it??!

Ah…and not to be forgotten… there will be an exceptional referee… he is a very popular football player… an international one, or better we say a world-famous player… !!

Take a look at the picture and try to guess it!!

Welcome to the official Tour of the Alps blog! Are you wondering what it is?    
Tour of the Alps is the event that Pirelli is organizing to launch its new winter tyre, Snowcontrol Serie II.
Tour of the Alps will be a travelling adventure through which international journalists and guests will be able to experience the Winter Snowcontrol Serie II on different roads and weather conditions – perfect to test a new winter tyre.

Tour of the Alps will be a three days event: on the 13th of October guests will be divided into two groups, one group will leave from Munich with destination Milan and the other one will travel from Milan to Munich , with meeting point on the Stelvio Pass at 2.757m height on the 14th.October..
We are working on a calendar full of action and fun…and week after week we will update you on the work in progress. We are putting our effort on this…but also women, snow, five-a-side football, huskies!!

Now you are probably wondering who are the “lucky participants”?
There will be journalists of some automobile and lifestyle headings, and one official blogger for each country involved: Italy, France, Spain, Germany and Switzerland.
If you are a blogger and would like to join us, you should read the section above dedicated to you, and send us an e-mail…you could be with us on the Stelvio Pass

We hope that also those of you that won’t have the chance to be physically in the mountains, will follow us on these pages. Here you will see us working on the project, and how the project itself grows, step by step. Besides, you’ll get to know us very closely… so close that, who knows, you might even share coffee breaks with us

Well this is all for now, are you ready? We are.
Let’s gooo!