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Very high and snowsure. big miles get bigger with new link to Zermatt. Can be cold so great for late season snow when the sun arrives. Great for cruisy novice and intermediates

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snoman says One of Europe's original purpose-built resorts, its name was changed from Breuil to Cervinia because the former "Sounded too French". Now the two are hyphenated. Lift link to Zermatt for a world-beating vertic... more

Beginner Intermediate Expert Snowboarders Apres Ski Families Snowsure Ambience Value Lift Pass €190 Resort Open Oct 2012 Resort Close May 2013 (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Reliable snow and good value balanced against huge transfer times. Pretty and friendly with quiet apres. Good to learn and intermediates who don't need big mileage

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snoman says One of the largest and highest ski areas in the region, actually based on three original villages spread out along three miles of road. Excellent intermediate skiing, and very close to St Moritz, also famous fo... more

Beginner Intermediate Expert Snowboarders Apres Ski Families Snowsure Ambience Value Lift Pass €120 Resort Open Nov 2012 Resort Close May 2013 (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Best known as having (unofficially) the second greatest vertical drop in the world, after Chamonix, but that involves using Zermatt's lifts and there is a drive to the lifts outside the village in the first place.

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snoman says Best known as having (unofficially) the second greatest vertical drop in the world, after Chamonix, but that involves using Zermatt's lifts and there is a drive to the lifts outside the village in the first plac... more

Beginner Intermediate Expert Snowboarders Apres Ski Families Snowsure Ambience Value Lift Pass €190 Resort Open Dec 2012 Resort Close Apr 2013 (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

A modern, low-level and tasteful purpose-built complex just over the border from lift linked France and in the middle of the Milky Way circuit. A monorail in Sansicario connects the upper, lower and middle levels of the resort so that visitors do not need to use their cars and do not have to walk up and down stairs.

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snoman says A modern, low-level and tasteful purpose-built complex just over the border from lift linked France and in the middle of the Milky Way circuit. A monorail in Sansicario connects the upper, lower and middle leve... more

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The largest ski area in the Modena region, 30km (19 miles) from the Mediteranean and now most famous as the 'second homeland' of Italy's most famous skier - Alberto Tomba.

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snoman says The largest ski area in the Modena region, 30km (19 miles) from the Mediteranean and now most famous as the 'second homeland' of Italy's most famous skier - Alberto Tomba.

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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

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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

Beginner Intermediate Expert Snowboarders Apres Ski Families Snowsure Ambience Value Lift Pass €177 Resort Open Dec 2012 Resort Close Apr 2013 (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

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

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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

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Located in the heart of the Dolomiti Superski Region, Vigo di Fassa is a friendly village. The local skiing is one of the larger sectors of the huge Dolomiti Superski pass (covering 1040km) and is close to the Sella Ronda circuit (linked by free ski bus), which is arguably the third largest ski area in the world.

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snoman says Located in the heart of the Dolomiti Superski Region, Vigo di Fassa is a friendly village. The local skiing is one of the larger sectors of the huge Dolomiti Superski pass (covering 1040km) and is close to the... more

Beginner Intermediate Expert Snowboarders Apres Ski Families Snowsure Ambience Value Lift Pass €172 Resort Open Nov 2012 Resort Close Apr 2013 (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Limone is one of Italy's oldest Alpine ski areas, having welcomed skiers from the earliest days of the sport. It is a very picturesque old village centred around its twelfth-century church and other old buildings. Located a few kilometres from the French border it is equidistant from Nice and Turin. Only an hour's d... [more Limone Piemonte]

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snoman says Limone is one of Italy's oldest Alpine ski areas, having welcomed skiers from the earliest days of the sport. It is a very picturesque old village centred around its twelfth-century church and other old buildin... more

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Quite large but maintains charm & trad appeal. All the slopes rely on one lift from the village and this can create queues & single run back down can close due to a lack of snow - benefits from being linked to massive Sella Ronda circuit

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snoman says Located in the Fassa Valley and on the Sella Ronda circuit, which takes in Alta Badia and Val Gardena regions. Canazei is a very attractive, lively roadside village set below well forested slopes.

Beginner Intermediate Expert Snowboarders Apres Ski Families Snowsure Ambience Value Lift Pass €172 Resort Open Nov 2012 Resort Close Apr 2013 (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)