San Martino Di Castrozza italy
Review of snowboarding and skiing in San Martino Di Castrozza Italy.
San Martino Di Castrozza Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1920 the Italian ski resort San Martino Di Castrozza lies at 2609 metres altitude in the Trentino region of the Italian Dolomites \ Dolomiten. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m San Martino Di Castrozza ski area is snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial San Martino Di Castrozza snow making covers 6km of ski trails, which equates to around 15 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to San Martino Di Castrozza (Italy) is Venice / Venezia at a distance of 120km or approximately ? minutes driving time. San Martino Di Castrozza ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
One of Italy's best known ski resorts, San Martino boasts some of the most spectacular scenery in Europe, offering a back drop of forested hills backed by 3000m of pink Dolomitic rock. The ski area is a free five minute bus link from the village centre.
alpine downhill runs to ski in San Martino Di Castrozza Italy
Beginner Trails
 5 runs 5km |
17% |
Intermediate Trails
 12 runs 26km |
41% |
Advanced Trails
 10 runs 14km |
34% |
Expert Trails
 2 runs 2km |
6% |
San Martino Di Castrozza Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
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| Snowboarders | |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €151 - €189 |
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 San Martino Di Castrozza Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 40km |
| total length of San Martino Di Castrozza trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 3km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N NE |
| direction San Martino Di Castrozza ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2609m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1450m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1450m |
| centre of San Martino Di Castrozza ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1159m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 950m |
| 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 San Martino Di Castrozza
Skiing San Martino Di Castrozza you'll enjoy 29 pistes and trails and that means approximately 40km of ski runs. San Martino Di Castrozza lifts number 20 with the capacity to uplift 18500 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Italian ski resort of San Martino Di Castrozza is over 3km long.
San Martino Di Castrozza Ski Area
San Martino Di Castrozza ski area has 17% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 41% intermediate, 34% advanced ski slopes and 6% for expert skiers - the most difficult San Martino Di Castrozza piste is the 1.9km Direttissima run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski San Martino Di Castrozza after dark.
San Martino Di Castrozza for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in San Martino Di Castrozza
If you snowboard San Martino Di Castrozza you'll want to know that, of the 20 ski lifts in total, 8 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up San Martino Di Castrozza snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. San Martino Di Castrozza snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
San Martino Di Castrozza for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
San Martino Di Castrozza Apres Ski
The apres ski San Martino Di Castrozza scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
21 apres ski bars 30 restaurants 1 bowling 1 night club 1 cinema 1 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 1 hot tubs 1 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Bowling, Bridge, Ice Climbing, Library, Solarium ( Facilities in Hotels, include Indoor 5 Swimming Pools ).
SNO-man says
As an alternative or complement to a holiday on skis San Martino di Castrozza and Primero offer a weekly programme with a wide range of ideas for fascinating expeditions and adventures in the white season.
There are natural ice rinks for skating and curling, a gym and fitness centre and the opportunity to try free climbing on natural or artificial surfaces. The guides offer guided walks in the Nature Park along easy tracks manageable by all. Snowshoe excursions accompanied by alpine guides are also offered and you can participate in nature research projects and become a "Researcher for a day".
On snow activities include dog sledding, toboggan runs and games on ice with the Eufron entertainment team. Exhibitions and demonstrations by the Alpine guides on walls of ice in the middle of the village are sometimes staged.
If you're interested in the ancient history of the area then visit the Café Centrale where you can have a look in a display case of finds from the settlements of Mesolithic hunters at Colbricon (such as flint arrowheads) and fossils from the Pale di San Martino area.
There are plenty of excursions that can be made from the resort, including a visit to the nature reserve in the forest of Paneveggio which is rich in rare Alpine flora and fauna species and includes a botanical garden and zoo of indigenous species.
San Martino Di Castrozza for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More San Martino Di Castrozza Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
San Martino Di Castrozza resort - ski San Martino Di Castrozza by any other name
The Italian ski resort of San Martino Di Castrozza ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
San Martino Di Castrozza ski area has ski slopes which face N NE
The direction which the various San Martino Di Castrozza 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. San Martino Di Castrozza ski resort has ski slopes facing N NE.
San Martino Di Castrozza for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall