Folgaria italy
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Folgaria Italy.
Folgaria Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1950 the Italian ski resort Folgaria lies at 2007 metres altitude in the Trentino region of the Italian Dolomites \ Dolomiten. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Folgaria ski area is not snow sure. Over 90 snow cannons ensure artificial Folgaria snow making covers 52km of ski trails, which equates to around 75 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Folgaria (Italy) is Verona at a distance of 90km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Folgaria ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man 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'.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Folgaria Italy
Beginner Trails
 ? runs 5.35km |
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Intermediate Trails
 ? runs 14.9km |
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Advanced Trails
 ? runs 25.3km |
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Expert Trails
 ? runs ?km |
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Folgaria Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
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| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €177 - €188 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Folgaria Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 72km |
| total length of Folgaria trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 3.1km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Folgaria ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2007m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1188m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1188m |
| centre of Folgaria ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 819m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 819m |
| 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 Folgaria
Skiing Folgaria you'll enjoy ? pistes and trails and that means approximately 72km of ski runs. Folgaria lifts number 24 with the capacity to uplift 42000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Italian ski resort of Folgaria is over 3.1km long.
Folgaria Ski Area
Folgaria ski area has ?% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, ?% intermediate, ?% advanced ski slopes and ?% for expert skiers - the most difficult Folgaria piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of 53%. You can't ski Folgaria after dark.
Folgaria for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Folgaria
If you snowboard Folgaria you'll want to know that, of the 24 ski lifts in total, 11 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Folgaria snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Folgaria snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Folgaria for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Folgaria Apres Ski
The apres ski Folgaria scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
30 apres ski bars 19 restaurants 1 bowling 1 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 2 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 2 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Bowling, Curling, Games Room, Horse Riding, Ski Bob (Some Facilities In Hotels or Neighbouring Resorts).
Folgaria for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Folgaria Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Folgaria resort - ski Folgaria by any other name
The Italian ski resort of Folgaria ski resort is also known as Folgaría and has the following common misspellings:
Folgaria ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Folgaria 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. Folgaria ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Folgaria for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall