Top ski resorts in Italy

Cortina d'Ampezzo is a modern resort, whose skiing slopes invite, during winter, people from all over the world to engage in pleasant encounters with themselves and the snow around. Actually, it was in Cortina that the 1956 Winter Olympics were held, while in 1988 it came second on the list of preferred locations, immediately after Calgary, Canada, where the games finally took place.

The next ski season at Cortina d'Ampezzo will start 28th November, 2009 and it will end on 11th of April 2010.

Cortina d'Ampezzo has 6 main skiing areas at: Faloria, Monte Cristallo, Mietres, Tofana, Lagazuoi, Cinque Torri.
Peak Tofana 3500m altitude video

The resort offer any type of accommodations : like hotels, apartments,campings and villas.

The Gherdëina Valley (Val Gardena or Gröden - in German) is a valley situated in Trentino-Alto Adige, Sudtirol, in the Dolomites Mountains, a famous place for ski and winter sports tourism activities, as well as for hosting many International Alpine Skiing events (FIS Alpine World Ski Championships).

World's ski elite gathers every year in Val Gardena for the ski competitions. Val Gardena is connected to Dolomiti Superski, the largest ski carousel in the world. Alpe di Siusi is nearby Val Gardena as well, attracting thousands of winter sports and ski lovers every year.

The 3 ski areas from Val Gardena (Ortisei, Selva di Val Gardena, S. Cristina) offer different possibility of accommodations : like hotels, apartments,campings and villas.

Alta Badia (Val Badia) is a beautiful ski resort, situated into the heart of the Sella Ronda circuit. It can provide all ski lovers a multitude of possible sports practice, like: carving, telemark and snowboarding.Alta Badia, Corvara

The valley stretches over six different other resorts: Corvara, Colfosco, La Villa, San Cassiano, Pedraces and La Val, all of them being connected between each other by a free Skibus with Skipass, and you also have access to other locations like Cortina d'Ampezzo, Arabba, Val di Fassa and Val Gardena.

If you're not a ski savy and you need to be supervised and advised by a professional, you can get into contact with several Ski schools in Alta Badia.

If you plan to stay in Val Badia, and choosed this area for your holiday you must know that the 6 ski resorts (Corvara, Colfosco, La Villa, San Cassiano, Pedraces and La Val) offer all types of accommodations : such as hotels, apartments,campings and villas.