Destination guide

Italy 

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Food, scenery, skiing. Mostly in that order.

Is Italy right for you?

  • Exceptional food and relaxed atmosphere
  • Ideal for families, intermediates and mixed-ability groups
  • Better value than France and Switzerland
  • Choose the Dolomites for scenery, the western Alps for altitude

Altitude range

580–3,899m

Total resorts

46

Resort height

580–2,035m

Total pistes

3,400km

Find the right ski resort in Italy


The best resorts by what matters most to you.

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Food + scenery + ease

Seiser Alm

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Performance skiing

Monterosa

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Best all-rounders

Madonna di Campiglio

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Relaxed / family

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Social / lifestyle

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Top 3 by category


Explore resorts that suit the kind of ski holiday you want.

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Beginners

Easiest and most confidence-building

Easiest terrain anywhere →

Perfect progression →

Built for learning →

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True blue skiers

Best for relaxed, easy cruising

Endless gentle cruising →

Blue-run paradise →

Relaxed skiing →

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Intermediates

Perfect intermediate playgrounds

Ultimate playground →

Long flowing reds →

Perfect fall-line →

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Expert skiers

Steep and technical terrain

Monterosa

Serious vertical →

Strong expert terrain →

Steepest Dolomites →

Snow and facilities

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Snow

Snow-sure resorts and reliability

Extremely snow-sure →

Glacier reliability →

Consistent all season →

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Size

Big, varied and extensive ski areas

Big, Sella Ronda scale →

Large, flowing network →

Huge, high-altitude terrain →

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Ski runs

Quality, variety and piste design

Iconic reds + blacks →

Highly varied pistes →

Perfectly groomed →

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Fast lifts

Modern, efficient lift systems

Best-in-class system →

Seamless connections →

Fast across network →

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Off-piste

Best freeride and off-piste terrain

Monterosa

Top freeride area →

Steep + accessible →

Classic big-mountain →

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Terrain parks

Parks, race tracks and extras

Fun infrastructure →

Race + park mix →

Cross + timed runs →

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Atmosphere & extras

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Mountain food

Best food, variety and settings

Best in the Alps →

Dense + scenic →

Consistently strong →

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Village charm

Most charming villages and towns

Iconic Alpine town →

Classic Dolomite villages →

Refined charm →

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Après ski & nightlife

Best for nightlife and après

Lively + upscale →

Chic nightlife →

Fun + social →

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Families

Best all-round family holidays

Benchmark family resort →

Easy + high quality →

Built for families →

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Non-skiers

Great off-slope destinations

World-class destination →

Great off-slope →

Stylish town →

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Convenience

Easy to get to, easy to ski

Super easy layout →

Seamless connections →

Effortless flow →

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Off the beaten track

Quieter resorts with character, space and fewer crowds

Quiet, atmospheric, great terrain →

 Small, scenic, secluded →

 Bigger, underrated, excellent skiing →

Ski holidays in Italy

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