The Ski Infrastructure Contina d’Ampezzo.

Options around the Ski Areas Cortina d’Ampezzo.

As there are a number of smallish ski areas, Cortina d’Ampezzo requires you to get buses to reach some of them. As some are a fair distance from town centre.

Cortina d’Ampezzo is one of the best ski resorts in Italy. It is part of the Alps also known as the Dolomites. The Dolomites offers a huge choice of ski resorts for all ability levels via the Superski pass.

Ski Infrastructure in Cortina d’Ampezzo.

• 9 lifts for 40 km of pistes.
• Snowpark: 500 metres long and divided into two areas based on level of difficulty (locality of Socrepes).

Ski Infrastructure in Tofana.

30 pistes (6 black runs, 12 red runs, 13 blue runs and 6 green runs) give rise to a total of 47km of pisted skiing. The highest of which is reached by using the cable cars which start near the ice rink. It has 4 Chair lifts and a triple cable car.

From the beginners’ slopes of the lower area you can quickly reach the technically very demanding pistes such as the Canalone and the famous Schuss. The Freccia nel cielo cable car takes you up to a height of 2.500 m to the Ra Valles area. If you take the Skitour Olympia route, you can venture onto the unforgettable peaks of the 1956 Olympic races, which today host the Women’s Skiing World Cup. There are 15 mountain refuges and restaurants in the area.

The Best Ski Piste is also in Tofana. It descends down a steep drop meaning that racers can reach speeds of up to 85mph within four seconds.

Pomedes is accessed by the first cable car from the ice rink, whereas Socrepes is a bus ride from the town centre. Options are firstly a blue piste, or secondly by a tricky black piste from Tofana, or by taking a bus to the chairlifts at Socrepes followed by a further succession of chairlifts.

On the opposite side of the valley is the Faloria, Cristallo, Mietres ski area; offering 44km of skiing by having over 24 pistes. A two-stage cable car from the east side of Cortina leads to the Faloria ski area, from here you can head down to chairs that lead up into the limited but dramatic runs beneath Cristallo.

Other Ski Areas reachable by road.

Take the road west over Passo Falzarego.

Firstly, there’s the scenic Lagazudi, Cinque Torri ski area (11 pistes, 29km), the two areas have recently been connected by the Averau Troi Lift. Excellent north-facing cruising runs are accessed by a fast quad, followed by a double chair.

Secondly, from the top, you can go over the ridge to a sunny, panoramic red run on the back of the hill or to a chair which accesses another red run to the tiny – north-facing – Col Gallina ski area.

From here you can take a blue back to Cinque Torri or a cable car from Passo Falzarego up to Lagazuoi. This serves an excellent red/blue run back to the base station, or alternatively accesses the famous ‘hidden valley’ run to the fringe of the Alta Badia area.

Ski Infrastructure Socrepes, Pocal, Tofana, Falzarego.

30 pistes (6 black runs, 12 red runs, 13 blue runs and 6 green runs) with a total of 47km. Socrepes ski area on the western side of Cortina, about 2km from the center of town. This is on the road to the Falzarego Pass.

Ski Infrastructure Lagazuoi.

11 pistes (5 red runs, 6 blue runs) with a total of 29km. You can access these via 2 chair lifts, 1 ski lift, 1 cable car.

Ski Infrastructure 5 Torri.

The Averau Troi lift connects the 5 Torri Ski Area to the Falzarego Pass. A cable car ride of a few minutes takes you from the Falzarego Pass to the Lagazuoi Refuge (2,500m). From here you can admire the Marmolada, the Sella group, the Civetta, the Pelmo and the Tofane. It has 5 Chair lifts.

The Great War Ski Tour goes along the Dolomite front and skirts the Col di Lana. The area boasts 12 mountain refuges and refreshment areas.

Ski Infrastructure Faloria-Cristallo-Mietres.

24 pistes ( 5 black runs, 11 red runs, 8 blue runs) with a total of 44 km.

There are pistes of all levels of difficulty, all with marvellous views over the Ampezzo Valley. The Forcella Staunies chairlift in the Cristallo range takes you to an altitude of 2,930m.

The Mietres ski area has a selection of gentle runs winding through the woods making it specially appealing to children. Here you can also find a fabulous, dedicated sledge-run, popular with children of all ages!

There are 12 mountain refuges in this area. Faloria has 2 Cable cars, 5 chair lifts, 1 ski lift, Cristallo has 3 Chair lifts, Mietres has 1 ski lift, 2 Chair lifts as well as a dedicated sledge-run and 6 ski runs.