{"id":69899,"date":"2024-02-06T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatesk2stg.wpengine.com\/?page_id=69899"},"modified":"2026-03-13T15:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T15:02:15","slug":"arabba-marmolada","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/italy\/arabba-marmolada\/","title":{"rendered":"Arabba-Marmolada"},"content":{"rendered":"

The local Arabba-Marmolada ski area might be small (about 25 lifts, 60km of ski slopes and 40 different runs), but it\u2019s on the Sellaronda.<\/a> This two-way circuit of lifts and pistes connects Arabba toAlta Badia<\/a>, Val di Fassa<\/a>and Val Gardena<\/a>,<\/a><\/strong>giving skiers based in Arabba access to one of the world\u2019s largest lift-linked mega areas, with about 200 lifts, 500km of ski slopes and 400 different runs.<\/p>\n

And for strong skiers, Arabba has some of the best terrain. The resort lies at the bottom of 2500m Porta Vescovo<\/strong>, a steep north-facing mountainside with a vertical drop of about 900m that\u2019s spanned by a testing top-to-bottom red slope and three excellent black runs, which are more challenging than the average Italian black piste, and quite a shock if you\u2019ve grown used to the short gentle blue slopes that predominate in the rest of the Sellaronda.<\/p>\n

Behind Porta Vescovo is the Marmolada<\/strong> glacier<\/strong>. There is only one lift up (a 3-stage cable car that slowly ascends to an altitude of 3269m) and just two pistes down (a long north-facing red run with an optional black variant), but Marmolada gives Arabba the big vertical drop and reliable natural snow cover that the other Sellaronda ski resorts lack.<\/p>\n

Marmolada was the site of fierce fighting during the First World War and is part of the bus connected Grande Guerra<\/strong> ski circuit that links Arabba to the Ski Civetta and Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo<\/a>, opening up yet more ski slopes to explore.<\/p>\n

Located at 1,602m elevation, Arabba is traditional and relatively unspoilt but not as picturesque as the Dolomites that surround it. And Arabba does not try to be either a gourmet destination or a party resort. Instead it\u2019s an unpretentious mountain village in a beautiful part of the Alps with fast access to challenging ski slopes \u2013 and that\u2019s more than enough to justify a visit.<\/p>\n

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Ultimate-Ski Guide to Arabba-Marmolada<\/h3>\n