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Altitude difference
1226 m (Valley 1324 m - Mountain 2550 m )
Lifts/ cable cars
53
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 8 ← 9
Slope offering, variety of runs
Run location
above tree line, under tree line
Worth knowing
- Public race course with time measurement
chair lifts and gondolas, three installations with covers open up the ski resort and the whole Sellaronda, partially a lot of slow chair lifts in Alta Badia
Total capacity
85282 Passengers / hour
Length of all lifts
50.2 km Total
nearly all runs with artificial snow, valley run mostly possible from the first to the last day of the season
Worth knowing
- Artificial snow-making
391 Snow canons
66 % of the slopes have snow-making capabilities
- The valley run is practically always open.
Season 2008/2009
139 Days open
139 Days when valley run open
Season 2009/2010
141 Days open
141 Days when valley run open
Season 2010/2011
141 Days open
141 Days when valley run open
The slope preparation is very good.
Tip: By new snow, an optimal slope prepartion is not always possible, even with a large effort. In addition, the new snow can not combine with the snow lying underneath and moguls are created quickly. For safety reasons, usually no slope preparation is possible during operating times.
Brenner highway, exit Klausen, via Val Gardena and Passo Gardena (2317m) to Alta Badia, or via Bruneck and the Gadertal
Access via Brenner-Autobahn, Ausfahrt Brixen-Pustertal
Sponata (Abtei), Ideal entry for day visitors
Distance: 51 km · approx. 50 Minutes driving time
Roads: Side road, Mountain road, well-developed, with significant incline
Parking spaces: usually enough available,
Stone parking lot,
free of charge
Piz La Ila Bahn (La Villa/Stern), Ideal entry for day visitors
Distance: 53 km · approx. 51 Minutes driving time
Roads: Mountain road, well-developed, with significant incline
Parking spaces: usually enough available,
Tarred parking lot, Stone parking lot,
for a fee
Access via Brenner-Autobahn, Ausfahrt Klausen-Gröden
Colfosco (Corvara), Entry suitable for day visitors
Distance: 47 km · approx. 54 Minutes driving time
Roads: Side road, Mountain road, Mountain pass road, well-developed, with significant incline
Parking spaces: limited amount available,
Corvara-Piz Boé (Corvara), Entry suitable for day visitors
Distance: 47 km · approx. 55 Minutes driving time
Roads: Side road, Mountain road, Mountain pass road, well-developed, with significant incline
Parking spaces: limited amount available,
for a fee
Piz La Ila Bahn (La Villa/Stern), Ideal entry for day visitors
Distance: 51 km · approx. 59 Minutes driving time
Roads: Side road, Mountain road, Mountain pass road, well-developed, with significant incline
Parking spaces: usually enough available,
Tarred parking lot, Stone parking lot,
for a fee
Orientation (trail map, information boards, sign-postings)
Environmentally friendly ski operation
Public transportation/ on-site mobility
- No direct train connection
- Comprehensive ski bus network
- Scheduled busses
Mountain restaurants, ski huts, gastronomy
a lot of restaurants are distributed in the ski area, mainly good food and nice bars
43 Mountain restaurants & Ski huts
Gastronomy tip
Mountain hut tip
cozy in the bars and restaurants with a glass of wine
Accommodation offering directly on the slopes and lifts
Ski-in/Ski-out
There are many accommodations with direct access to the slopes and to lifts (Ski-in/Ski-out)
Towns/villages
- Badia
Distance to ski resort fewer than 0.5 km
- Colfosco
Distance to ski resort 0 km (directly at ski resort)
- Corvara
Distance to ski resort 0 km (directly at ski resort)
Guest beds 3800
- La Villa
Distance to ski resort 0 km (directly at ski resort)
- San Cassiano
Distance to ski resort fewer than 0.5 km
Note: For the evaluation, only the accommodations which are located directly on the slopes and lifts, or have very easy access to the ski resort have been considered.
3 ski kindergardens and ski schools, family friendly area, a lot of easy runs
Information for families and children
- Kid's Land/ separated area for children
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
- Beginner's lifts in ski resort directly at the feeder lift
- Child friendly access to lifts
Information for beginners
- Easy and manageable slope offering, which is easy to achieve
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
- Beginner's lifts in ski resort directly at the feeder lift
- Separate lift ticket for beginners / point ticket
Advanced skiers, freeriders
there are only 2 advanced runs but this are real back runs: Gran Risa and Vallon
Information for advanced skiers, freeriders
- few freeride/ deep snow areas
Slope offering advanced skiers
Note: Always mind the avalanche warnings and barriers, please. Never ski into a closed and unsecured area.
1 Snowpark, a lot of easy and wide runs
Information for Snowboarders
- few freeride/ deep snow areas
Snow parks
Offering snow parks
Cross-country skiing and trails
- Cross-country trail offering
Total trail length: 40 km
km cross country tracks in Corvara/Colfosco and Armentarola
Test Report issued on 2012-01-09
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