Italy certainly has the ingredients for a perfect skiing holiday with world class resorts, great accommodation, traditional charm and lively après-ski. This fine country also boasts the ski area with the most runs in Europe. This is called the Dolomites Superski circuit, which includes the resorts of Arabba, Canazei, Corvara, Val Gardena and Val di Fassa.
Italy is conceivably overlooked on account of the neighbouring ski meccas of Switzerland, France and Austria, but this trend is slowly changing. Italy is perhaps the best value of the 4 major Alpine countries yet this is not reflected in the experience or charm of the resorts. The traditional delicious local food and wine is alluring for most yet the characteristics of the Italian resorts do vary widely. They are spread along the full length of the Italian border, from Sauze d’Oulx to the Dolomites.
The Milky Way ski area is phenomenal and relatively untouched by the UK market, it has 400km of pistes; connected by 93 lifts. The main ski resorts here are Claviere, Sestriere and Sauze d’Oulx.
Another area to mention is the Aosta valley, which is in the north of Italy. This area holds a lot of charm still and has some great tree-line skiing, so is popular with families. The glamorous, Courmayeur is also based here.
There are great mountain restaurants in Italy. The Italians often like to have a lengthy lethargic lunch with some great wines and pastas, it’s no surprise that so many tourists choose to do the same! In resorts, such as Cervinia you can also ski over to the Swiss resort of Zermatt, allowing you to experience Swiss delicacies also.
