Ice sculpting and snowshoeing on the Apls: a corporate incentive trip to Friuli Venezia Giulia

The Client's Request

A well-deserved mountain retreat for an outstanding HR team

For their annual incentive event, the HR team at this insurance company was after something genuine: a mountain destination no more than an hour and a half from Trieste, offering just the right balance of relaxation, fun, and real togetherness. Nothing contrived, no compromises — just a meaningful setting where people could reconnect, switch off from the daily grind, and enjoy a shared experience in the heart of the mountains.

Team Building Milano's Proposal

Ice building, snowshoeing and farm-to-table dining: a weekend the team won't forget

About an hour from Trieste, we handpicked a prestigious venue just ten minutes from Monte Zoncolan. The group arrived on the first afternoon, settled in, and got straight into the experience: a truly original team-building activity called "Ice Building," where every participant picked up a chisel and had a go at sculpting a penguin entirely out of ice. Perfectly suited to the mountain temperatures — and a brilliant way to break the ice between colleagues, as it were. The evening wrapped up with a traditional Friulian dinner with locally sourced produce, and the sort of cooking that the region does quietly, brilliantly well. Day two brought snowshoeing on Monte Zoncolan through fresh snow, followed by lunch at a mountain refuge: honest food, sweeping views, and a wonderfully unhurried pace. The group headed home in the afternoon, bags light and spirits anything but.

Achieved Results

Fun activities, team spirit and exceptional food: the makings of a brilliant incentive trip

The verdict? A complete and unqualified success. The client was thrilled, participants came home happy and energised, and the whole experience proved genuinely unforgettable. The Friulian cuisine played no small part, delivering moments of real gastronomic pleasure through the very best the region has to offer. Most importantly, the team emerged noticeably more united, with new bonds formed and that quietly satisfying feeling of having shared something that actually matters.