Folgaria, Lavarone and Luserna plateau

 

Altipiani di Folgaria, Lavarone and Luserna

Alpine and cross-country skiing at Folgaria, Lavarone and Luserna, the family-friendly ideal destination

At only 20 km from Trento and Rovereto and from the exits of the A22 Brenner Motorway, Folgaria Lavarone and Luserna are at the heart of the ski area of South-eastern Trentino. The Skitour dei Forti offers 125 km of broad ski-runs which suit anyone, feature an artificial snow system covering the entire area, and 37 ski lifts. You can ski surrounded by the World War I forts and enjoying sweeping views across the Trentino and Alto-Adige ranges and peaks, right up to the Austrian border. The one skipass for both the Carosello ski Folgaria, with 100 km ski-runs, and the Ski Center Lavarone, with over 25 km of downhill slopes, is also associated with the Dolomiti Adamello Brenta Skirama, and is a great attraction for Alpine skiing enthusiasts. Cross-country skiers can find here a sort of Great North, in the three Cross-country Ski Centres of Passo Coe, Forte Cherle and Millegrobbe, just a few minutes away from the town centres – linked to the ski-runs by a skibus and snow train service.
The area is quiet and an ideal destination for families, served by ski-schools with qualified teachers, skiing equipment rental and shops. The range of facilities includes the snow parks, snow-shoe and Nordic walking hikes, ski-orienteering, toboggan runs, ice skating at the indoor Palafolgaria rink, swimming-pool, health club, baby-club and apres-ski events.

Ski Hire in Dolomites

 

Ski equipment hire in Dolomites

This year we have teamed up with Ski-Set to offer our clients discounted ski hire in all resorts.

For almost 20 years SkiSet have been equipping skiers, thanks to its teams of professionals in the Italian ski resorts. Hiring ski equipment is quick and easy.

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Choose your closest SkiSet shop within the Skiset network in: Alleghe, Alpe di Siusi, Aprica, Artesina, Bardonecchia, Bormio, Brunico – Riscone, Campitello – Val di Fassa, Canazei – Val di Fassa, Castelrotto-Kastelruth, Cerreto Laghi, Cervinia, Champoluc – Monterosa Ski, Cogolo, Colere, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Corvara, Courmayeur – Plan, Chécrouit, Falcade, Folgaria, Folgarida, Gressoney Stafal Monterosaski, Gressoney Weissmatten Mont.ski, La Thuile, Limone Piemonte – 1400, Livigno, Madesimo, Madonna di Campiglio, Mezzana, Moena – Val di Fiemme, Monte Bondone (Vaneze), Monte Bondone (Vason), Ortisei, Pampeago – Val di Fiemme, Passo Costalunga – P. Carezza, Peio Terme, Pinzolo, Pozza di Fassa, Prato Nevoso, Predazzo – Val di Fiemme, San Cassiano, San Martino di Castrozza, San Sicario – Cesana , San Vigilio di Marebbe, Santa Caterina Valfurva, Santa Cristina, Sappada, Sauze d’Oulx, Selva Gardena – Wolkenstein, Sestrière, Solda-Sulden, Torgnon, Valtournenche, Vigo di Fassa, Vipiteno, Alagna – Monterosa Ski, Alta Badia – La Villa, Andalo, Aosta, Arabba, Cesana Torinese, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Crevacol, Fai della Paganella, Monginevro, Mont.ski Gressoney Tschoarde, Passo Tonale, Pila, Roccaraso, Saint Rhémy en bosses, San Vito di Cadore, Selva di Cadore, Tesero – Val di Fiemme, Trento, Valdaora (BZ), Zoldo Alto

Benefit from well prepared, top of the range equipment and conveniently located shops – that’s SkiSet’s commitment to you.

Cheaper ski rentals
Winter holidays approaching? Don’t delay, hire your skis online!

You wills save up to 40% on in-resort prices, depending on your dates. For each resort, a detailed map will indicate precisely where the SkiSet shops are located. Trust in the professionals for the rental of your ski equipment and get onto the slopes without a fuss.

State of the art equipment and personalized service

At SkiSet you will be welcomed by professionals who are passionate about the mountains. Renowned skiers or instructors, our advisors are best able to advise you according to your preferences, your level and also the snow conditions in resort. Located in the most convenient areas of the resorts, our shops are dedicated to the enjoyment of skiing. Depending on the range of equipment you choose to hire, you may also change your skis or try a snowboard during your stay, without any additional charge.

Ski Hire in Dolomites

Ski Jumping

Ski Jumping requires a finely tuned technique, a perfect sense of timing and not least, bravery. The competitors are striving for maximum distance without forsaking style or a telemark landing for which they are scored.

Normal Hill

Two competition rounds take place on the 90m hill with a total score considering both distance and style.

Large Hill

Two competition rounds take place on the 120m hill with a total score considering both distance and style.

Team Event

Team scores are determined by adding all the results of each team’s four competitors over two rounds. This event normally takes place on the large ski jumping hill.

Ski Flying

At present there are five Ski Flying hills hosting events where the competitors reach distances of around 200m.

Source Fis-Ski.com

Cortina d’Ampezzo – Candidate for Alpine Events 2015

Cortina d’ Ampezzo is located at 1.224m above sea level in Veneto region in the north-eastern part of Italy, it is the geographical and tourist heart of the Dolomites, which are part of the UNESCO’s World Heritage since the 29th of June 2009, and of the whole mountains in Veneto. The wide Ampezzo basin, encircled by splendid peaks such as the Tofane, the Faloria, the Cristallo and the Cinque Torri, is one of most exclusive destinations in the world.

In the early 1860s Cortina d’Ampezzo attracted European Alpine enthusiasts, who began coming here to stay in the town’s first hotels. In 1902, Cortina hosted its first ski competitions, and in 1909, the completion of the first road in and out of the town, the magnificent “Strada delle Dolomiti”, opened the slopes to even more skiers and mountaineers. In 1903 the local ski club “Sci Club Cortina” was founded. From year to year it has gained prestige and honor in Italy and abroad and in 1973 it was decorated by the Italian Olympic Committee with the “Stella d’Oro” (gold star) for its sport merits. At present it has almost 500 members and the sports team counts 130 athletes from 6 to 18 years old.

In 1956 the Winter Olympic Games were hosted in Cortina d’Ampezzo with 32 nations participating with 923 athletes; for the first time TV broadcasts aired the images of the Ampezzo bowl throughout the world. The Games are remembered for the performances of a young Austrian Toni Sailer who won all three alpine skiing gold medals. Cortina d’Ampezzo is part of the Dolomiti Superski, the biggest ski area in the world with 1,200 km of slopes divided into 12 zones. Several clubs promote competitive skiing among the young generation waiting for the heir of Alberto Tomba or Kristian Ghedina who started to ski along Cortina’s slopes.

The natural beauty of “Queen of the Dolomites” is irresistible both to visitors looking to break the frenzy of today’s way of living within the peaceful mountain environment and to those in search of superb sports facilities, both in winter and in summer.

Cortina is an inexhaustible source of thrills and fun: apart from skiing, a whole range of alternative activities are on offer to keep even the most demanding visitor happy. After a hard day on the snow, you can pamper yourself in a cozy traditional hotel or with a visit to a sophisticated craft workshop, a luxury shop or one of the town’s wide range of art galleries or cultural sites. Fun is assured from your pre-lunch aperitif right through to the small hours; and food lovers really will be spoiled for choice, with a huge variety of restaurants and mountains dews just waiting to welcome you.

Provided by the Candidature Committee of Cortina d’Ampezzo
Source Fis-Ski.com

DOLOMITI SUPERSKI in numbers

Since 35 years, Dolomiti Superski means continuous development of the ski offer. Quality of services is the core issue, fact which is demonstrated by the large investments done by all 12 ski areas of Dolomiti Superski for renewing their lift facilities and updating slopes and snow machines. As a result, we have a very high standard in terms of comfort, security and snow conditions. All these big efforts are Dolomiti Superski’s passion.

Technical data of Dolomiti Superski:

Ski areas: 12

Number of uphill facilities: 450

Total length of prepared ski runs: 1,200

Km of slopes with snowmaking systems: 1,100

Categories of slopes: Blue: 30 %

Red: 60 %

Black: 10 %

Number of grooming machines: 300

List of ski areas:

01 Cortina d’Ampezzo

02 Kronplatz

03 Alta Badia

04 Val Gardena/Alpe di Siusi

05 Val di Fassa/Carezza

06 Arabba/Marmolada

07 Alta Pusteria

08 Val di Fiemme/Obereggen

09 San Martino di Castrozza/Passo Rolle

10 Valle Isarco

11 Trevalli

12 Civetta

Number of Skipass points of sale: 56

Types of Skipass solutions:

 Skipass from 1 to 28 days Dolomiti Superski

 Daily Skipass “Direct to lift” Dolomiti Superski

 Skipass “10 days at choice within 14 days”

Dolomiti Superski

 Transferrable multiday-family-Skipass for families with one up to 3 years old child except seasonal Skipass and 12 days Skipass)

 Seasonal Skipass Dolomiti Superski

 Skipass 12 days in the season DolomitiSuperski

 Ski area Skipass (from 20 to 83 uphill facilities) Valid only in the valley of emission.

The DOLOMITES: once tropical atolls, today majestic mountains

 
Warm, shallow turquoise water, coral reefs, multicolored fish, shellfish, white beaches. This is a perfect description of a Caribbean atoll – but also of the Dolomites, which had their origins in a prehistoric tropical sea.
About 250 million years ago, the present-day arc of the Alps was part of the continent Pangea, which was located far to the south, in the Earth’s tropical zone. Given the presence of mollusks, algae, coral and fish, this area saw massive limestone production. Due to volcanic activity and the consequent outpouring of basaltic magma, these organisms died off on a massive scale and were deposited on the seabed. This is why today the Dolomites are a paradise for fossil researchers. Tectonic activity lifted the seabed, the primordial ocean slowly receded and the first Dolomites began to surface. The movement of the earth’s plates lifted the mountain chain, sandstone hardened thanks to the high calcareous content, and was compressed by enormous pressure from the geological layers above it. Following the Ice Age the surface of the Dolomites began to be formed, and water proved to be a skillful and imaginative sculptor. Landslides and detritus flowed into valleys, as wind, rain and ice continued their inexorable work, so that the Dolomites change on a yearly basis.
One of the marvels to emerge from the unique mineralogical composition of the Dolomites is undoubtedly the phenomenon known as “Enrosadira”. The presence of calcium carbonate and manganese in the dolomite causes the mountains to glow with an intense red color at sunset. The rocky cliffs cover the spectrum of colors from bright yellow to fiery red and then soften to shades of violet until they disappear into the total darkness of night. Enrosadira is unique to the Dolomites and is definitely one of nature’s most spectacular sights.

THE DOLOMITES in myth and legend

The appearance of these unusual mountains of northeast Italy is constantly changing, offering the visitor new views at every turn. For this reason the Dolomites have always inspired myths and legends.
The unusual shapes of the Dolomites and their ever-changing colors have fired the imagination of those who live here for thousands of years. Is it possible to travel through these mountains without seeing faces in the rocks, caves and caverns, inhabited perhaps by Salvans (cave dwellers) or by Ganes (woodland fairies)? The centuries have given rise to all kinds of legends, which tell of dwarf kings (King Laurino), warriors and princesses, of alliances between humans and marmots, of the decline and return of mysterious mountain kingdoms. Karl Felix Wolff (1879-1966) collected and wrote down these legends in 1913, thus saving them from oblivion.

Mobile services www.dolomitisuperski.mobi

Get updated information on your mobile phone at any time. What about accessing images of the slopes and the snow-covered Dolomites directly on your mobile phone? Simply connect your mobile phone to the website http://www.DolomitiSuperski.mobi and you will be able to look at the webcam images of the resorts and see for yourself the actual slope conditions; additionally you will be able to access useful numbers to book accommodation, ski lessons or lunch in one of the huts. Furthermore, if you are on holiday on your own or if you simply want to add some fun to your holiday, you will be able to meet other like-minded skiers or snowboarders thanks to the Dolomiti Superski Dating through your mobile phone arranging to meet for some skiing together. If you are keen to find out the daily stats on how much you skied, how many kilometres you did, how many lifts you used and metres you climbed simply download your ski performance on your mobile phone!

THE EASTERN DOLOMITES AND THE MAGICAL ENROSADIRA

In summer an irresistible destination for climbing and trekking enthusiasts, in winter stunning surroundings for lovers of winter sports. The Eastern Dolomites are a magnetic attraction, admired not only for their verticality and beauty, but also for the magical enrosadira that turns the mountains pink in the setting sun. One of the most important ski circuits in Europe stretches out over these mountain passes and slopes. The Dolomiti Superski gives devotees the opportunity to tackle a different piste every day and to discover places and peaks of incomparable beauty. In the north of Val di Fassa the Sella group with the Sass Pordoi peak is reached by gondola and offers a fabulous view of the whole group. Towards the east rises the mighty Marmolada, the real queen of this ski world. In the west, instead, soars the Catinaccio with the ski area of the same name below it and Sassolungo.

Italian style – Trentino Dolomites

In the heart of the Alps there is a land lying between the Mediterranean and Central Europe, a land of mountains studded with lakes, a land of peaks, snow and skiing, the gateway to Italy. Here the small historic towns, warm hospitality, Renaissance palazzos, wooden Alpine huts, inviting boutiques, craft shops, taverns, museums, mighty castles and great events have a special atmosphere. Diverse traditions meet and mingle in Trentino. The cuisine features savoury specialities such as mountain cheeses, spicy sausages and fresh water fish, not to mention pasta for which Italy is famed. The wines embody the refined sweetness of the lacustrine climates, or full-bodied flavours of the hillside vineyards and experts say Trentino spumante is just as good as French champagne.