Alba / Penia di Canazei italy
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Alba / Penia di Canazei Italy.
Alba / Penia di Canazei Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Italian ski resort Alba / Penia di Canazei lies at 1520 metres altitude in the Trentino region of the Italian Dolomites \ Dolomiten. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 2428m Alba / Penia di Canazei ski area is not snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial Alba / Penia di Canazei snow making covers 9km of ski trails, which equates to around 100 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Alba / Penia di Canazei (Italy) is innsbruck at a distance of 140km or approximately 130 minutes driving time. Alba / Penia di Canazei ski season runs from November to April.
SNO-man says
An attractive small resort located at one end of the Fassa Valley, with it's own ski area on Ciampac and easy access to the Sella Ronda via the nearby lift access at Canazei. Close to the Marmolada Glacier for skiing in the late season and summer.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Alba / Penia di Canazei Italy
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 1 runs 1.25km |
11% |
Advanced Trails
 5 runs 16km |
55% |
Expert Trails
 1 runs 1km |
11% |
Alba / Penia di Canazei Resort & Holiday Info
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| Family friendly | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €174 - €218 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2012 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2013 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Alba / Penia di Canazei Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 20.5km |
| total length of Alba / Penia di Canazei trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 3.25km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Alba / Penia di Canazei ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2428m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1530m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1520m |
| centre of Alba / Penia di Canazei ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 898m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 898m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Alba / Penia di Canazei
Skiing Alba / Penia di Canazei you'll enjoy 9 pistes and trails and that means approximately 20.5km of ski runs. Alba / Penia di Canazei lifts number 7 with the capacity to uplift 8258 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Italian ski resort of Alba / Penia di Canazei is over 3.25km long. Ski Alba / Penia di Canazei summer or winter as there is also glacier skiing in Alba / Penia di Canazei.
Alba / Penia di Canazei Ski Area
Alba / Penia di Canazei ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 11% intermediate, 55% advanced ski slopes and 11% for expert skiers - the most difficult Alba / Penia di Canazei piste is the 3km Ciampac run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Alba / Penia di Canazei after dark.
Alba / Penia di Canazei for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Alba / Penia di Canazei
If you snowboard Alba / Penia di Canazei you'll want to know that, of the 7 ski lifts in total, 2 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Alba / Penia di Canazei snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Alba / Penia di Canazei snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Alba / Penia di Canazei for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Alba / Penia di Canazei Apres Ski
The apres ski Alba / Penia di Canazei scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
8 apres ski bars 12 restaurants 1 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 1 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 1 solariums 1 masseurs 1 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Hockey, One hotel spa and swimming pool open to the public; massages and beauty treatment by appointment.
SNO-man says
There's a good choice of activities available on and off the slopes. You can try snow shoe walk, a horse-drawn sleigh ride, tobogganing, ice climbing (including the novelty of night ice climbing) or paragliding above (Val di Fassa is the birthplace of world champion Jimmy Pacher).
Canazei has an indoor swimming pool and Eghes, a Wellness Centre with Calidarium, Laconicum, Tepidarium, Aromarium, Frigidarium, Thalasso, Camomile Cave, Finnish Sauna and massages.
Canazei alo has squash courts. There are fitness centres in Moena and Campitello; bowling in Alba; and the "Gianmario Scola" indoor ice stadium at Alba. There is a new museum of Ladin culture in Pozza di Fassa
Alba / Penia di Canazei for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Alba / Penia di Canazei Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Alba / Penia di Canazei resort - ski Alba / Penia di Canazei by any other name
The Italian ski resort of Alba / Penia di Canazei ski resort is also known as Alba (Val di Fassa) Ciampac, Marmolada, Passo Fedaia and has the following common misspellings:
Alba / Penia di Canazei ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Alba / Penia di Canazei ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Alba / Penia di Canazei ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Alba / Penia di Canazei for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Alba / Penia di Canazei reviews, 3.3 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.