Sestriere italy
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Sestriere Italy.
Sestriere Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1931 the Italian ski resort Sestriere lies at 2035 metres altitude in the Piedmont / Piemonte region of the Italian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 2840m Sestriere ski area is snow sure. Over 90 snow cannons ensure artificial Sestriere snow making covers 10km of ski trails, which equates to around 60 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Sestriere (Italy) is Genoa at a distance of 260km or approximately 250 minutes driving time. Sestriere ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man 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 cover is guaranteed thanks to both altitude and one of the world's most extensive snow making operations. Before hosting downhill events in the 2006 Winter Olympics, the Alpine World Championships were staged here in 1997, and the Men's World Cup races take place here every December.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Sestriere Italy
Beginner Trails
 7 runs 0km |
3% |
Intermediate Trails
 54 runs 97km |
24% |
Advanced Trails
 118 runs 223km |
53% |
Expert Trails
 42 runs 42km |
19% |
Sestriere Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €125 - €180 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2012 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2013 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Sestriere Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 400km |
| total length of Sestriere trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 7.3km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N W |
| direction Sestriere ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2840m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1357m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 2035m |
| centre of Sestriere ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1466m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1466m |
| 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 Sestriere
Skiing Sestriere you'll enjoy 221 pistes and trails and that means approximately 400km of ski runs. Sestriere lifts number 80 with the capacity to uplift 110000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Italian ski resort of Sestriere is over 7.3km long.
Sestriere Ski Area
Sestriere ski area has 3% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 24% intermediate, 53% advanced ski slopes and 19% for expert skiers - the most difficult Sestriere piste is the 3km Kandahar Banchetta run, with a steepness/slope angle of 35%. You can ski Sestriere after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Sestriere for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Sestriere
If you snowboard Sestriere you'll want to know that, of the 80 ski lifts in total, 36 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Sestriere snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Sestriere snowboard facilities include 4 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Sestriere for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Sestriere Apres Ski
The apres ski Sestriere scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
23 apres ski bars 33 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 1 games room 1 concert 2 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 3 saunas 3 hot tubs 1 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 20 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Aerobics, Basket Ball, Body Building, Facials, Flights, Ski Jump.
SNO-man says
Although winter sports dominate in the winter months, Sestrière does however have a cinema and a games room. Health and beauty services are available in abundance with several saunas, solariums and massage professionals and beauticians available.
Indoor sports on offer include aerobics , basket ball, body building and indoor tennis. Special lift tickets are available for mountain walkers who wish to take advantage of the resort's winter hiking trails.
Outdoors there's a 500 metre toboggan run and option to try paragliding or snowmobiling.
Sestriere for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Sestriere Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Sestriere resort - ski Sestriere by any other name
The Italian ski resort of Sestriere ski resort is also known as Sestriere (Milky Way) Via Lattea Sauze D'Oulx and has the following common misspellings:
Sestriere ski area has ski slopes which face N W
The direction which the various Sestriere 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. Sestriere ski resort has ski slopes facing N W.
Sestriere for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Sestriere reviews, 4 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.