The Val di Fassa is a fascinating valley, surrounded by worldwide famous peaks, sited in the heart of the Dolomites in the North East of Trentino. Inhabited by Ladins, a minority people with a strong identity and own language, it is a place rich in culture and tradition and is known also as the realm of the legendary King Laurin. Experience the Val di Fassa emotion, let yourself be enchanted by breath-taking views and seduced by ancient tastes and traditions. A life style in harmony with nature.
For sport enthusiasts the valley offers a wide range of activities in contact with nature both in winter and summer.
During the winter season the Val di Fassa is a true skiing paradise, with more than 200 km slopes and direct links to the neighbouring ski areas. In the Dolomites of the Val di Fassa you can go for a different ski tour every day: the famous Sellaronda ski carousel around the majestic Sella massif, the beautiful Great War Tour, the recent Skitour Panorama from Alba di Canazei to Pozza di Fassa, or the Tour di Emozioni in the Tre Valli ski area. From December to April modern lifts serve kilometres of perfectly snow-covered slopes, moreover innovative electronic skipasses, provide an easy access to all the ski areas.
Snowboarders will find various snow parks equipped with rails, borders, jumps and pipes where to boost their adrenaline.
Skiing at night is possible three times a week in Pozza di Fassa at the Ski Stadium Aloch and in the Carezza ski area on the Christomannos slope.
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Maybe nowhere in the whole Alpine region it is possible to find the technological supports that the nine ski-areas of the Val di Fassa are provided with: 82 comfortable and rapid up-to-date lifts and almost 700 machines for the snowmaking system ensure either skiing even in the early winter season and a high standard quality of slopes, improving safety at the same time. Every night, in fact, slopes are prepared and made even by the numerous snow-cats operating to assure slopes in perfect conditions for the following day. One of the main features of the valley ski-offer is the possibility to choose every day different ski-areas and slopes while having access to the most beautiful ski-tours of the Dolomites. "The Tour of the four Passes" (the so-called 'Sellaronda') is the most famous one and it connects the four Ladin valleys of Fassa, Gardena, Badia and Livinallongo placed all around the Sella massive. Guests have at their disposal more than 200 km of slopes (more than 98% covered by the snowmaking system), with altogether 82 lifts operating: 7 cabin lifts, 7 cable-cars, 43 chair lifts (generally three or four seats) and 25 ski lifts, for an hourly capacity of 109,000 persons/hour. Fans of the cross-country skiing can exercise their sport onto the trail of the Marcialonga of Fiemme and Fassa, one of the main long-distance skiing competition in the world which, since more than 30 years, is run every year the last Sunday of January. In addition, other cross-country rinks are set up either at the "Alochet" Center of the San Pellegrino Pass or in the Ciampac ski area and, along the Avisio river, almost in any town of the valley. In particular, the cross-country skiing circuit of Pozza di Fassa (a rink of 4.5 Km) is open and even enlightened at night all over the winter season. Five ski-schools operates in the valley offering altogether more than 200 ski teachers, many qualified also for snowboard teaching and other winter activities such as touring ski, snowshoes walks, or ice climbing. For families with children, many are the winter playgrounds on the snow, placed in almost every town of the valley, where kids can enjoy and have fun while learning to move their first steps as skiers. In particular kindergartens run by the ski schools offer the possibility of leaving children to a skilled staff the whole day long.
A winter week spent in the Val di Fassa turns out to be an exciting experience also for those people who do not ski. Relaxing in refined wellness centres, feeling the exciting paragliding, swimming in the indoor swimming pool of Canazei or ice-skating in the modern Ice Stadium in Alba, these are only some of the winter activities that anybody can practice here. Snowshoe walks, winter walks along easy paths, or riding on horse-drawn sledges will provide all unforgettable moments of delight, well-being and happiness for all the people.
For cross-country skiers the valley offers a wide choice of tracks and circuits of various levels of difficulty, for a total length of slopes of 50 Km, including the famous Marcialonga trail.
Beyond skiing, The Val di Fassa in winter has an unmistakable charm to be discovered day by day. It will be impossible to resist the temptation of a romantic ride on a horse-drawn sleigh! Let yourself be seduced by the tastes of the typical cuisine in one of the many cosy mountain huts reachable also by foot or snow shoes or at night by snow mobile. Or simply enjoy aprŠs-ski, top class shopping and Spa relaxation in one of the valley resorts. The majesty of the Dolomites, pleasant walks, and the Ladin atmosphere: an irresistible mix of colours, sounds and tastes make your experience unique