Skiing in Val Gardena in the Dolomiti Superski

Val Gardena is one of the best ski destinations in the Dolomites. It offers fabulous ski slopes, state-of-the-art snow parks, off-piste trips for mountaineering skiers, ski huts and après ski, ski schools and mountain guides. Val Gardena, together with the nearby Alpe di Siusi, is part of the Dolomiti Superski area (1,200 km of slopes, 12 ski areas and 1 single ski pass). Both tourist destinations form part of the Sellaronda ski tour, with 175 km of snow-covered slopes and 81 ski lifts.

Val Gardena is also famous for the great events that take place there in its numerous ski resorts. The most eagerly awaited event is the FIS Men's Ski World Cup on the Saslong track, which reached its 50th edition in 2017. During the winter season there are also food and wine events, snowshoeing, ski mountaineering competitions, torchlight walks, and many more.

How to get to Val Gardena

Val Gardena is 40 km from Bolzano, 120 from Innsbruck and 190 km from Verona

Getting here by car
The valley is only 15 km from the Chiusa-Val Gardena exit on the A22 Brennero motorway. 
- From the south: take the motorway from Verona and go through Trento and Bolzano to Chiusa. 
- From the north: take the Innsbruck - Brennero - Chiusa road. 
Leaving Chiusa, you will encounter the tourist resort of Ortisei and then Santa Cristina and Selva Gardena.

Getting here by bus
As in any other South Tyrolean town, Val Gardena has an excellent public transport system. In fact, many tourists arriving in the valley arrive without cars, as Val Gardena is well connected to the big cities. In every village there are many ski lifts that lead to high altitude.

Getting here by train
To get to Val Gardena there are trains from all over Italy: IR trains (from Verona and Bologna), IC (from Lecce - Pescara - Bologna) and EC (from Verona, Bologna and Milan). All stop in Bolzano or Bressanone from which connections exist with extra-urban lines.

In conjunction with the winter season (from 21/12/19 to 29/03/20) you can reach Val Gardena with the FrecciaLink service: by purchasing a Freccia di Trenitalia ticket there is a direct connection with South Tyrol (train + bus) Departures from Bologna, Florence, Milan and Rome.

The DB-ÖBB EuroCity trains also arrive in Bolzano, with departures from Venice and Bologna. Another tip is to get off at the Bolzano station and continue with the regional train to Ponte Gardena. With regional trains coming from Bologna / Verona you can get to Ponte Gardena without changing trains. From Ponte Gardena there is a connection with the local bus.

Getting here by plane
Val Gardena can be reached with low cost flights. The nearest airports are those of Bolzano, Verona, Bergamo and Milan.
From the Verona and Bergamo airports, a coach transfer for Val Gardena is guaranteed to all passengers (service not connected to flight)

Opening period and number of slopes

05/12/23 - 07/04/24

Ortisei: Resciesa - Seceda - Col Raiser - Santa Cristina: 5 blue, 11 red and 2 black
Ortisei: 6 blue
Santa Cristina - Monte Pana: 8 blue, 2 red and 2 black
Selva - Dantercepies: 12 blue, 11 red and 3 black
Santa Cristina - Ciampinoi - Selva: 10 red and 2 black*. *Saslong: the downhill and super-G competitions of the FIS Men's Ski World Cup (December) are held on this slope
Selva - Plan de Gralba: 8 blue, 10 red and 3 black
Selva - Passo Sella: 4 blue and 7 red