{"id":69818,"date":"2024-02-02T10:46:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T10:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatesk2stg.wpengine.com\/ski-resorts\/italy\/alta-badia\/ski-area\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T14:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:14:05","slug":"ski-area","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/italy\/alta-badia\/ski-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Ski Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Alta Badia\u2019s ski area links Corvara, Colfosco, La Villa, Badia and San Cassiano (including Armentarola) and the lift pass also covers Lagazuoi in Cortina. Most of the local slopes are easy blue pistes, but strong skiers can use the Sellaronda lifts to visit Arabba and Val Gardena which have tougher terrain, or ski deeper into Cortina via the Grande Guerra circuit. Alta Badia\u2019s mountain restaurants are also justly famous.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jumplinks\">\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Alta Badia Ski Area Overview\" href=\"#section-alta-badia-ski-area-overview-1\">Alta Badia Ski Area Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Beginner Skiing in Alta Badia\" href=\"#section-beginner-skiing-in-alta-badia-2\">Beginner Skiing in Alta Badia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Intermediate Skiing in Alta Badia\" href=\"#section-intermediate-skiing-in-alta-badia-3\">Intermediate Skiing in Alta Badia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Advanced and Expert Skiing in Alta Badia\" href=\"#section-advanced-and-expert-skiing-in-alta-badia-4\">Advanced and Expert Skiing in Alta Badia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Alta Badia Off-Piste Freeriding in Alta Badia\" href=\"#section-alta-badia-off-piste-freeriding-in-alta-badia-5\">Alta Badia Off-Piste Freeriding in Alta Badia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Alta Badia Mountain Restaurants (&quot;Mountain Huts&quot;)\" href=\"#section-alta-badia-mountain-restaurants-mountain-huts-6\">Alta Badia Mountain Restaurants (&#8220;Mountain Huts&#8221;)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"section-alta-badia-ski-area-overview-1\">Alta Badia Ski Area Overview<\/h2>\n<p>Although the Alta Badia villages are linked by lifts and pistes, they each have their own sector.<\/p>\n<h3>Corvara<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_69881\" style=\"width: 1190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69881\" class=\"size-full wp-image-69881\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Corvara_by-Freddy-Planinschek.jpg\" alt=\"Corvara in Alta Badia in winter\" width=\"1180\" height=\"787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Corvara_by-Freddy-Planinschek.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Corvara_by-Freddy-Planinschek-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Corvara_by-Freddy-Planinschek-529x353.jpg 529w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Corvara_by-Freddy-Planinschek-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Corvara_by-Freddy-Planinschek-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Corvara \u00a9 Alta Badia _ Freddy Planinschek<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Corvara, at an altitude of 1,568m, has skiing on both sides of the valley that runs between Corvara and Passo Campolongo (the gateway to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/italy\/arabba-marmolada\/ski-area\/\"> <u>Arabba-Marmolada ski area<\/u><\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The west side is on the flanks of the Gruppo del Sella. The highest lift, Vallon, reaches 2,550m making it the highest lift in Alta Badia. (Lagazuoi \u2013 see below \u2013 is higher but technically part of Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo). There is only one route down from the top of Vallon, a narrow, twisty, but not very steep black run. At its bottom, you either turn left towards Corvara on Bo\u00e9 or keep straight on, eventually coming down to the valley road on either a red piste (#22a) or a blue piste (#2), from where you can cross over to the east side of the valley.<\/p>\n<p>The east side of the Corvara-Campolongo valley consists of a series of gently sloping mountains about 2,000m high, connected by about 25 easy blue runs. Pralongi\u00e1 is the sector highpoint at 2,157m. This is one of the best ski areas for beginners, novices and less confident intermediates in all the Alps, but stronger skiers will want to ski through it to reach the steeper slopes that descend into La Villa, San Cassiano and Armentarola.<\/p>\n<h3>Colfosco<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_69884\" style=\"width: 1190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69884\" class=\"size-full wp-image-69884\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Colfosco_by-Freddy-Planinschek.jpg\" alt=\"Colfosco in Alta Badia in winter\" width=\"1180\" height=\"787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Colfosco_by-Freddy-Planinschek.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Colfosco_by-Freddy-Planinschek-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Colfosco_by-Freddy-Planinschek-529x353.jpg 529w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Colfosco_by-Freddy-Planinschek-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Colfosco_by-Freddy-Planinschek-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Colfosco \u00a9 Alta Badia _ Freddy Planinschek<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>At 1,645m above sea level, Colfosco is the highest ski resort in Alta Badia and on the Sellaronda. It has two ski areas, both dominated by gentle blue runs.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately to the north of Colfosco is the small crucifix-shaped Stella Alpina sector below the beautiful Sassongher mountain. You can ski this from top to bottom on easy blue runs but there are a couple of red runs and one short black run that form the arms of the cross. This sector mostly faces south so snow conditions can deteriorate in warm weather.<\/p>\n<p>To the west of Colfosco, following the path of the valley road that heads towards Passo Gardena and the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/italy\/val-gardena-selva\/\">Val Gardena Ski Area<\/a><\/u> are some long, gently-sloping east-facing ski slopes. The lowest ones, closest to the resort, accessed from the Plans gondola are graded blue and are excellent \u2018first proper runs\u2019 for novices. The higher ones, accessed from the second stage of the gondola and the lifts above it, are graded red. They are steeper at the top but soon moderate.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>La<\/strong> Villa<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_69882\" style=\"width: 1190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69882\" class=\"size-full wp-image-69882\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_La-Villa-with-Gran-Risa_by-Freddy-Planinschek.jpg\" alt=\"La Villa in Alta Badia in winter with Gran Risa slope in background\" width=\"1180\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_La-Villa-with-Gran-Risa_by-Freddy-Planinschek.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_La-Villa-with-Gran-Risa_by-Freddy-Planinschek-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_La-Villa-with-Gran-Risa_by-Freddy-Planinschek-694x353.jpg 694w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_La-Villa-with-Gran-Risa_by-Freddy-Planinschek-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_La-Villa-with-Gran-Risa_by-Freddy-Planinschek-768x391.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>La Villa with Gran Risa black run in background. \u00a9 Alta Badia_ Freddy Planinschek<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>La Villa, at an elevation of 1,433m, has two ski areas: Piz La Ila (2,100m) to the south of the resort and Gardenacia (1,703m) to the north-west, where the Sponata piste is.<\/p>\n<p>Piz La Ila connects La Villa to Corvara, the wider Alta Badia ski area and the Sellaronda but it&#8217;s far more than just a gateway. Its north-facing Gran Risa slope is one of the steepest black runs in all the Dolomites and an official stage of the Alpine Skiing World Cup. The nearby red run (Altin) is also good.<\/p>\n<p>Gardenacia leads to Badia and the journey over is a nice one because the Sponata red run is another good treelined north facing slope.<\/p>\n<h3>Badia<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_69879\" style=\"width: 1190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69879\" class=\"size-full wp-image-69879\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Badia-Village_by-Freddy-Planinschek.jpg\" alt=\"Badia in Alta Badia in winter\" width=\"1180\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Badia-Village_by-Freddy-Planinschek.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Badia-Village_by-Freddy-Planinschek-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Badia-Village_by-Freddy-Planinschek-641x353.jpg 641w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Badia-Village_by-Freddy-Planinschek-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Badia-Village_by-Freddy-Planinschek-768x423.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Badia Village. \u00a9 Alta Badia Tourist _ Freddy Planinschek<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Badia at 1324m is the lowest village and has the smallest and most isolated ski sector but it is connected to the rest of Alta Badia via the two way Prad\u00fcc chair lift which links it to Gardenacia\/Sponata (see above).<\/p>\n<p>Above Badia, two gondolas ascend nearly all the way up to the beautiful mountain church at La Crusc\/Santa Croce \u2013 it\u2019s a five minute walk uphill to the church itself with its amazing views.\u00a0 Heading down there is one continuous blue slope (officially split into different pistes) plus an optional red variant and a nursery slope at the bottom, and several excellent mountain huts (see below).<\/p>\n<h3>San Cassiano<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_69885\" style=\"width: 1190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69885\" class=\"size-full wp-image-69885\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/San-Cassiano_by-Freddy-Planinschek.jpg\" alt=\"San Cassiano in Alta Badia in winter\" width=\"1180\" height=\"787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/San-Cassiano_by-Freddy-Planinschek.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/San-Cassiano_by-Freddy-Planinschek-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/San-Cassiano_by-Freddy-Planinschek-529x353.jpg 529w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/San-Cassiano_by-Freddy-Planinschek-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/San-Cassiano_by-Freddy-Planinschek-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>San Cassiano. \u00a9 Alta Badia_ Freddy Planinschek<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>San Cassiano, at an altitude of 1,537m, includes the small hamlet of Armentarola at 1,621m which has its own nursery slope and one drag lift that gets you just high enough to ski to the main lift on the edge of San Cassiano.\u00a0 Above them are some good blue and red runs, centred on Piz Sorega (2,003m) and Bioch (2,079m). From these highpoints, you can ski back down to the San Cassiano and Armentarola or cross over to Corvara or join the Sellaronda circuits on easy blue runs.<\/p>\n<h3>Armentarola and Passo Falzarego\/Lagazuoi<\/h3>\n<p>From the Hotel Armentarola car park, you can catch a taxi to Passo Falzarego, where a cable car ascends to Lagazuoi (2,778m). Technically the lift is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/italy\/cortina-dampezzo\/\">Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo<\/a>, but Alta Badia ski passes cover it (although not the taxi to get there, but the price is regulated and reasonable if you fill the taxi, which is usually not a problem because there is normally a long queue of skiers waiting).<\/p>\n<p>From Lagazuoi you can either ski back down to the cable car base station on a red run or ski down the 7.5km long \u2018Hidden valley\u2019 red run back to Armenatrola, which is one of the most beautiful ski slopes in the Alps. Near the end, at Capanna Alpina,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>the run becomes very flat so its recommended that you either call a taxi, or pay to be towed behind a horse (which is cheaper than a taxi).<\/p>\n<p>If there are no taxis waiting at either Hotel Armentarola or Capanna Alpina, call +39 0471 180000 to summon one.<\/p>\n<h3>Alta Badia and the Sellaronda<\/h3>\n<p>Corvara and Colfosco are on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/features\/ski-destinations\/the-ski-resorts-of-the-sellaronda\/\"><strong>Sellaronda circuit<\/strong><\/a>, and skiers staying in Alta Badia can use the Sellaronda to ski over to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/italy\/arabba-marmolada\/\">Arabba<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/italy\/val-gardena-selva\/\">Val Gardena<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/italy\/val-di-fassa\/\">Val di Fassa<\/a>. This gives them access to one of the world\u2019s largest lift-linked ski areas (about 500kms of ski slopes, divided into about 400 separate runs, accessed by over 200 ski lifts) , all covered by the Dolomiti Superski lift pass.<\/p>\n<p>You can also spend a day simply going around the Sellaronda in either a clockwise (the \u2018Orange route\u2019, because of its orange signposts) or anti-clockwise (the \u2018Green route\u2019 with green signposts) direction.<\/p>\n<p>Both circuits are about 40km long (of which approximately 25km is piste) and are well within the capability of most intermediate-level skiers. There are a few mandatory red runs however, so neither circuit is suitable for beginners or very nervous skiers. The Green Anti-Clockwise route is slightly easier than the Orange clockwise route but it does have more lifts.<\/p>\n<p>Most skiers complete the Sellaronda in under three and a half hours if they don\u2019t stop. But with breaks, detours, refreshments and lift queues, it effectively takes up an entire day. Therefore you are strongly advised to start the circuit before 10am. This is not a problem if you\u2019re staying in Colfosco or Corvara which are on the Sellaronda circuit, but takes more planning if you are staying in La Villa, San Cassiano, Armentarola or Badia.<\/p>\n<h3>Alta Badia and Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo (&#8220;<strong>Grande Guerra circuit&#8221;\/&#8221;First World War Ski Tour&#8221;)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Passo Falzarego is part of Cortina\u2019s Cinque Torri ski sector. Alta Badia based skiers with a Dolomiti Superski lift pass can ski further into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/italy\/cortina-dampezzo\/\">Cortina&#8217;s ski area.<\/a> Strong skiers who get a move on, should be able to enjoy the fine red runs at Pomedes as well as the Cinque Torri blues and reds, before making the long, but highly enjoyable journey back to Alta Badia via Lagazuoi.<\/p>\n<p>Cortina d&#8217;Ampezzo and Ski Civetta can also be explored via the First World War Ski Tour, or &#8216;Grande Guerra&#8217; circuit. Like the Sellaronda, the First World War Ski Tour can be skied in either a clockwise direction (purple signs) or anti-clockwise (red signs). It takes a full day to complete.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, the Grande Guerra purple circuit lets skiers from Alta Badia enter the Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo ski area at Passo Falzarego, ski all the Cinque Torri slopes, then exit the Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo ski area at Passo Giau near Fedare, from where a bus takes them to the Ski Civetta ski resort of Pescul. They then cross the Ski Civetta, exiting the ski area at Alleghe, from where another bus takes them 15km to Malga Ciapela at the foot of the Marmolada glacier in the Arabba ski area. They then use the Sella Ronda lifts to return to Alta Badia.<\/p>\n<p>All the ski lifts and slopes in Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo and Ski Civetta are covered by the Dolomiti Superski pass. The buses are extra but are relatively inexpensive. They leave approximately every 30 minutes and there are other buses not linked to the First World War ski tour. Full timetable and prices available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitisuperski.com\/en\/Experience\/Sellaronda-Grande-Guerra\">https:\/\/www.dolomitisuperski.com\/en\/Experience\/Sellaronda-Grande-Guerra<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who is interested in the First World War should also visit the museums on Marmolada (at the top of the second cable car) and at Lagazuoi.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section-beginner-skiing-in-alta-badia-2\">Beginner Skiing in Alta Badia<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_69883\" style=\"width: 1190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69883\" class=\"size-full wp-image-69883\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Ski-School_by-Patrick-Steiner-QParks.jpg\" alt=\"Children learning to ski in Alta Badia\" width=\"1180\" height=\"787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Ski-School_by-Patrick-Steiner-QParks.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Ski-School_by-Patrick-Steiner-QParks-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Ski-School_by-Patrick-Steiner-QParks-529x353.jpg 529w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Ski-School_by-Patrick-Steiner-QParks-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Ski-School_by-Patrick-Steiner-QParks-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Alta Badia Ski School \u00a9 Alta Badia_ Patrick Steiner &#8211; QParks<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Corvara and Colfosco are two of the best ski resorts in the Alps for beginners learning to ski. There are nursery slopes close to both villages, and beginners can get from one resort to the other using the 2-way Borest lift. Once beginners are ready to leave the nursery slopes , there are lots of easy blue runs to move onto. The area heading eastwards from Corvara to San Cassiano via Piz Arlara, Bioch and Pralongi\u00e1 is particularly good for novices, as is the blue run coming down to Colfosco from Passo Gardena under the Plans bubble lift.<\/p>\n<p>The hamlet of Armentarola outside San Cassiano also has good nursery slopes and nearby blue runs to progress onto. The nursery slopes are quite far from most of the accommodation in the rest of San Cassiano though.<\/p>\n<p>La Villa and Badia have facilities for beginners but overall Colfosco and Corvara are better locations.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section-intermediate-skiing-in-alta-badia-3\">Intermediate Skiing in Alta Badia<\/h2>\n<p>Intermediates who like easy cruising on blue runs in beautiful scenery with excellent mountain restaurants will enjoy the local Alta Badia ski area.<\/p>\n<p>Those who want to be tested more have a few local highlights to enjoy (Bo\u00e9, Lagazuoi, Piz Sorega, and Altin are all good red runs) but will want to buy the Dolomiti Superski liftpass so they can use the Sellaronda lifts to make day trips to the excellent red runs (and red-ish black runs) in Val Gardena, and the top to bottom red run descents of Marmolada and Porta Vescovo in Arabba.<\/p>\n<p>The Dolomiti Superski pass also covers Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo (reached via Falzerego \u2013 see above) , Kronplatz (reached by bus from Badia) and Ski Civetta (part of the Grande Guerra circuit) which all have good red runs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69886\" style=\"width: 1190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69886\" class=\"size-full wp-image-69886\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia-Intermediates-Slopes-_by-IDM-Suedtirol-Alex-Moling.jpg\" alt=\"Skier on intermediate piste in Alta Badia\" width=\"1180\" height=\"787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia-Intermediates-Slopes-_by-IDM-Suedtirol-Alex-Moling.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia-Intermediates-Slopes-_by-IDM-Suedtirol-Alex-Moling-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia-Intermediates-Slopes-_by-IDM-Suedtirol-Alex-Moling-529x353.jpg 529w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia-Intermediates-Slopes-_by-IDM-Suedtirol-Alex-Moling-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia-Intermediates-Slopes-_by-IDM-Suedtirol-Alex-Moling-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Alta Badia Ski Slopes are groomed every night\u00a0 \u00a9 Alta Badia_IDM Suedtirol &#8211; Alex Moling<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section-advanced-and-expert-skiing-in-alta-badia-4\"><strong>Advanced and Expert Skiing in Alta Badia<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Alta Badia has one extremely good, and seriously steep, black run in the north-facing Gran Risa that runs from the summit of Piz La Ila down to La Villa.<\/p>\n<p>The east-facing black run Vallon above Corvara is narrow and twisty rather than steep, but combined with the red run Bo\u00e9 below it, it makes a lovely long continuous descent with a vertical drop of about 1,000m.<\/p>\n<p>The west-facing black run from Col Pradat in the Stella Alpina sector above Colfosco is short (about a 200m vertical drop) and sweet, and is steep enough to grab your attention from the surrounding scenery, particularly if you ski it in the morning when it could be hard and icy.<\/p>\n<p>Advanced skiers based in Alta Badia however should buy the Dolomiti Superski liftpass so they can use the Sellaronda lifts to make day trips to Arabba and Val Gardena.<\/p>\n<p>In Arabba, all the black runs on Porta Vescovo are worth exploring, and advanced skiers can also test their stamina on Marmolada, including a black variant that is part of the descent.<\/p>\n<p>The black runs in Val Gardena like Saslong, Ciampinoi 3, Cir, La Ria, and Paprika are also very enjoyable, and all are within easy reach of skiers based in Corvara and Colfosco.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section-alta-badia-off-piste-freeriding-in-alta-badia-5\">Alta Badia Off-Piste Freeriding in Alta Badia<\/h2>\n<p>Alta Badia is not a good resort for off-piste skiers and freeriders. However there is one famous freeride descent: the <strong>Val Mezd<b>\u00ed<\/b>.<\/strong> This cuts through the middle of the Gruppo del Sella massif, starting at the top of the Sass Pordoi cable car on the Val di Fassa\/Arabba border and ending near Colfosco in Alta Badia. You will need to hire a mountain guide: see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altabadia.org\/en\/summer-holidays\/trekking-hiking\/alpine-guides.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.altabadia.org\/en\/summer-holidays\/trekking-hiking\/alpine-guides.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section-alta-badia-mountain-restaurants-mountain-huts-6\"><strong>Alta Badia Mountain Restaurants (&#8220;Mountain Huts&#8221;)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_69893\" style=\"width: 1190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69893\" class=\"size-full wp-image-69893\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Ski-gourmet_\u00a9-Alta-Badia_DM-Suedtirol-AlexFilz.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic couple on sunny terrace of mountain restaurant in Alta Badia in winter\" width=\"1180\" height=\"786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Ski-gourmet_\u00a9-Alta-Badia_DM-Suedtirol-AlexFilz.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Ski-gourmet_\u00a9-Alta-Badia_DM-Suedtirol-AlexFilz-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Ski-gourmet_\u00a9-Alta-Badia_DM-Suedtirol-AlexFilz-530x353.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Ski-gourmet_\u00a9-Alta-Badia_DM-Suedtirol-AlexFilz-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alta-Badia_Ski-gourmet_\u00a9-Alta-Badia_DM-Suedtirol-AlexFilz-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Alta Badia has some of the best mountain restaurants in the world \u00a9 Alta Badia_DM Suedtirol -AlexFilz<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Alta Badia is famous for its mountain huts, which typically offer a choice of Italian, Tirolean and local Ladin dishes. Almost every hut is good but particularly impressive ones include:<\/p>\n<h4>Edelweiss H\u00fctte \/ Rifugio Edelweiss, Colfosco<\/h4>\n<p>In the middle of the sunny Stella Alpina sector, and easy to access from the surrounding blue, red and black runs, the hut is set in stunning scenery. There is both a table-service restaurant and a self-service caf\u00e9, plus terrace bar and pizzeria in case you just want a drink or a pizza. <a href=\"https:\/\/rifugioedelweiss.it\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More details &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Sponata Hutte \/ Rifugio Sponata , Badia\/La Villa<\/h4>\n<p>Near the top of Sponata, in between La Villa and Badia, this is another mountain hut in a sunny spot with great views that caters for both those wanting a proper sit-down lunch with table service and quick self-service options from a terrace counter and a caf\u00e9 inside. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rifugiosponata.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More details &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>La Crusc (Santa Croce), Badia<\/h4>\n<p>La Crusc above Badia is a serious ski gourmet destination with three mountain huts lining its pistes: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altabadia.org\/en\/info\/uetia-ltama.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00dctia L&#8217;Tam\u00e1<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rifugiolee.it\/index.php?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00dctia L\u00e9 (also called Rifugio Lee)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utianagler.it\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00dctia Nagler<\/a>. They are all good.<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0I Tabl\u00e1, Corvara-San Cassiano<\/h4>\n<p>Naming a best mountain hut in \u2018blue run heaven\u2019 between Corvara and San Cassiano is a mug\u2019s game, because there are so many of them, and they are all good, but \u00a0I Tabl\u00e1 consistently comes up with excellent interesting local dishes. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itabla.it\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More details &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Rifugio Lagazuoi, Passo Falzarego, Cortina d&#8217;Ampezzo.<\/h4>\n<p>This Rifugio in Cortina is easily reached by Alta Badia-based skiers skiing down from Lagazuoi but most overlook it, as they want to start the 7km descent back to Armentarola immediately. But take your time and visit the Rifugio at the top of the cable car. The views, of course, are stunning and the food surprisingly good for such an isolated spot, plus there is the Grande Guerra museum next door which includes restored trenches and gun emplacements. <a href=\"https:\/\/rifugiolagazuoi.com\/index_en.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More details &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alta Badia\u2019s ski area links Corvara, Colfosco, La Villa, Badia and San Cassiano (including Armentarola) and the lift pass also covers Lagazuoi in Cortina. 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