snowboard resorts Italy

the top 10 best snowboarding resorts in Italy

Even in the well groomed resorts of Italy, top snowboard resorts are not necessarily the same as ski resorts.

What makes a snow mountain into one of the best Italian snowboard mountains? A great snow park, modern lifts (few button/drag lifts), easy access to off piste and many snowboarders list a lively apres ski scene is also high on the list for a top snowboard resort... the list goes on... so below we've put together a list of the top 10 snowboard resorts in Italy.

Many winter resorts are great for snowboarding - you can check how good a mountain is for snowboarders by looking up the marks-out-of-ten in the sno resort descriptions - but if you want to know which are the very best snowboard resorts in Italy, look no further!

best Italian snowboard resorts

Val Gardena Italy

Best base in the huge Sella Ronda ski area. great for beginners - intermediates get big mileage and experts get the fab race courses through the woods. Pretty village with more apres than most in this quiet region

Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km		0% 
Intermediate Trails
 34 runs 52km		30% 
Advanced Trails
 67 runs 105km		59% 
Expert Trails
 11 runs 11km		9% 

snoman says

Val Gardena is centred on the resort of Selva and nearby Santa Cristina and Ortisei. Lift-linked to the Sella Ronda, the local skiing is some of the most exciting in the region, with famous runs including Ciamp... more

Val Gardena
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€168
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Sappada Italy

A local cultural centre with an ice rink and over 20 hotels, close to the Austrian border and marketed with neighbour Cortina D'Ampezzo. 100 per-cent of the ski runs are covered by snow-making.

Beginner Trails
 1 runs 0.4km		4% 
Intermediate Trails
 5 runs 2km		23% 
Advanced Trails
 13 runs 18km		61% 
Expert Trails
 1 runs 1km		4% 

snoman says

A local cultural centre with an ice rink and over 20 hotels, close to the Austrian border and marketed with neighbour Cortina D'Ampezzo. 100 per-cent of the ski runs are covered by snow-making.

Sappada
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€?
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Pila Italy

Part of Aosta Valley ski area with access to 129 pistes. 145 canons assure snow. Good for avoiding crowds. Great for skiing & boarding, less impressive après but enough restaurants

Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km		0% 
Intermediate Trails
 3 runs 8km		11% 
Advanced Trails
 20 runs 52km		76% 
Expert Trails
 3 runs 3km		11% 

snoman says

Old town 18km from the historic city of Aosta by road or directly lift-linked by an 18 minute gondola ride. Pila has undergone a great deal of expansion in recent years, thanks largely to its big ski area. Far... more

Pila
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€152
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Pila ski holidays
Hotel Pila 2000
20 Jan 2013
Gatwick £569
Pila last minute
Hotel Pila 2000
23 Dec 2012
Gatwick £711

Gressoney Italy

Get the Monterosa range to yourself on this relatively undiscovered ski area. Not a typical ski resort and quiet apres. Few Brits... for now

Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km		0% 
Intermediate Trails
 2 runs 5km		11% 
Advanced Trails
 13 runs 50km		72% 
Expert Trails
 3 runs 3km		16% 

snoman says

A compact and key resort in the Italian ' Three Valleys' or Monterosa ski area, with a great deal to attract intermediate skiers and off-piste routes over to Alagna (or heli-skiing) for the more advanced.

Gressoney
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€152
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Gressoney ski holidays
Hotel Dufour
05 Jan 2013
Gatwick £603
Gressoney luxury
Hotel Scoiattolo, La Tr...
06 Jan 2013
Gatwick £642
Gressoney last minute
Hotel Scoiattolo, La Tr...
30 Dec 2012
Gatwick £705

Alagna Valsesia Italy

Huge Moterosa ski area, on-piste is cruisy blues and easy reds, off piste is some of the most exciting anywhere - not Chamonix, but not far off!

Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km		0% 
Intermediate Trails
 4 runs 6km		57% 
Advanced Trails
 2 runs 16km		28% 
Expert Trails
 1 runs 1km		14% 

snoman says

One of the world's greatest lift-served verticals is reached by cable car from Alagna, as is the Monte Rosa ski area by marked off-piste descents. A haven for advanced skiers who have a heliskiing operation to... more

Alagna Valsesia
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€152
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Madonna di Campiglio Italy

Think Cortina chic but smaller, quieter and not quite so expensive. A great place to get away from it all with quiet apres and stylish Italian guests

Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km		0% 
Intermediate Trails
 17 runs 33km		48% 
Advanced Trails
 13 runs 20km		37% 
Expert Trails
 5 runs 5km		14% 

snoman says

One of Italy's most famous resorts, with a surprisingly low number of foreign visitors. It is a very pleasant town with excellent shopping and après ski. The slopes above are varied, extensive and mostly tree... more

Madonna di Campiglio
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€177
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Madonna di Campiglio ski holidays
Hotel Cristiania
12 Jan 2013
Gatwick £533
Madonna di Campiglio luxury
Hotel Cristiania
12 Jan 2013
Gatwick £533
Madonna di Campiglio last minute
Hotel Cristiania
22 Dec 2012
Manchester £730

Abetone Italy

One of the longest established and best known ski centres in central Italy. The village itself has a wide range of facilities including typical Tuscan restaurants and pizzerias.

Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km		0% 
Intermediate Trails
 15 runs 22km		53% 
Advanced Trails
 13 runs 25km		46% 
Expert Trails
 1 runs 1km		3% 

snoman says

One of the longest established and best known ski centres in central Italy. The village itself has a wide range of facilities including typical Tuscan restaurants and pizzerias.

Abetone
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€?
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Sestriere Italy

Home of 2006 Winter Olympics, has great snow and good value to balance functional looks and long walks. Linked to the huge Milky Way ski area so great for mile hungry intermediates on a budget

Beginner Trails
 7 runs 0km		3% 
Intermediate Trails
 54 runs 97km		24% 
Advanced Trails
 118 runs 223km		53% 
Expert Trails
 42 runs 42km		19% 

snoman says

Built by the owners of the Fiat car company in 1934 and owned by them for 70 years, Sestriere is one of the earliest and still one of the highest purpose- built ski stations. Sitting on a sunny plateau, snow co... more

Sestriere
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€?
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Sestriere ski holidays
Olympic Village Apartments
24 Feb 2013
Gatwick £391
Sestriere luxury
Hotel Du Col
24 Feb 2013
Gatwick £692
Sestriere last minute
Olympic Village Apartments
23 Dec 2012
Gatwick £480

Arabba - Marmolada Italy

Part of the vast Sella Ronda ski area. Huge mileage and lots of variation in villages, this is among the best appointed tho not flash. Great for learning and cruisy intermediates - quiet apres

Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km		0% 
Intermediate Trails
 23 runs 30km		45% 
Advanced Trails
 25 runs 25km		49% 
Expert Trails
 3 runs 3km		5% 

snoman says

One of the most famous resorts on the Sella Ronda circuit, having some of the area's most challenging skiing. Sella Ronda is a huge mountain massif and it is possible to ski around it via Corvara and Canazei. ... more

Arabba - Marmolada
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€182
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Arabba - Marmolada ski holidays
Baita Antlia Apartments
16 Mar 2013
Gatwick £430
Arabba - Marmolada chalets
Chalet Matea
16 Dec 2012
Gatwick £452
Arabba - Marmolada luxury
Chalet Heidi
16 Dec 2012
Gatwick £494
Arabba - Marmolada last minute
Chalet Matea
16 Dec 2012
Gatwick £452

Folgaria Italy

A lively and attractive village with skiing at numerous small areas dotted around the heavily forested surrounding slopes in the 'Great Highlands of Trentino'.

Beginner Trails
 ? runs 5.35km		?% 
Intermediate Trails
 ? runs 14.9km		?% 
Advanced Trails
 ? runs 25.3km		?% 
Expert Trails
 ? runs ?km		?% 

snoman says

A lively and attractive village with skiing at numerous small areas dotted around the heavily forested surrounding slopes in the 'Great Highlands of Trentino'.

 Folgaria
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€177
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
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