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The Alta Badia ski area connects five picturesque villages located among the jagged peaks of the Italian Dolomites: Corvara<\/strong> <\/b>(1568m), Colfosco <\/strong>(1645m), La Villa <\/strong>(1433m), San Cassiano<\/strong> (1537m), and Badia<\/strong> (1324m). A sixth village, La Val,<\/strong> is also part of Alta Badia but it does not have any ski lifts.<\/p>\n

Just by themselves, the Alta Badia villages form a mid-sized ski area with about 130 km of ski slopes, 100 separate runs and 50 lifts. There are a handful of excellent red and black runs, but most of the slopes are easy blue pistes, and Corvara and Colfosco are superb ski resorts for beginners and nervous skiers.<\/p>\n

The local Alta Badia ski area, however, is only the start of the skiing available, because Corvara and Colfosco are on the Sellaronda<\/a>, a circuit of lifts and pistes that links Alta Badia to Val Gardena<\/a>, Arabba-Marmolada<\/a> and Val di Fassa<\/a>.<\/strong> Stronger skiers can therefore easily visit Val Gardena and Arabba to experience more red and black runs.<\/p>\n

And that should be all the skiing you could possibly want on a week-long ski holiday, because the combined Sellaronda mega area is one of the largest lift-linked ski areas in the world, with about 400 separate slopes.<\/p>\n

If you want more skiing, it\u2019s available, because the Alta Badia ski pass also covers an isolated outpost at Passo Falzarego<\/strong> that not only has a high lift (2,778m) and a beautiful long run (Lagazuoi<\/strong>), but is also a gateway into yet another ski area, Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo<\/a>. There is also a bus service from Badia to Kronplatz,<\/strong> and a Grande Guerra<\/strong> circuit which connects Alta Badia with Ski Civetta as well.<\/p>\n

As well as for skiing, Alta Badia is a favourite winter holiday destination for non-skiers, who come for the beautiful Dolomite scenery and its award-winning restaurants. It does have one weakness though. Located on the sunny dry side of the Alps, it depends on artificial snow-making.<\/p>\n

In the middle of winter, when the snow-cannons are at their most effective and any sunshine is a blessing, skiing conditions in Alta Badia are among the best in Europe. But when temperatures rise, the snow cover can become thin and patchy.<\/p>\n

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Ultimate-Ski Guide to Alta Badia<\/h3>\n