Alta Badia and Corvara ski resort review 4K | Ski Resorts Video
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- čas přidán 23. 12. 2022
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Alta Badia is the northeast ski area of the united Sella Ronda area, the most famous ski circle in the ski world, and part of the dolomitisuperski. It is also a part of the Dolomites world heritage site. Alta Badia is located in Sud Tirol, a German-speaking state in Italy.
The ski area of Alta Badia is the most suited for beginners in all of the Sella Ronda area.
The majority of the slopes here are blue.
Alta Badia is considered by many the best ski resort in Italy.
Corvara, the most desirable village here, is Italy's most expensive ski town.
This review will show you the essential things you need to know before heading to Alta Badia. We will share clever tips to help you make better decisions, save time and money, show you the most recommended ski runs in the Alta Badia area, the best apres ski place in Corvara, and reveal hidden valleys, unique attractions and new developments in the area.
Villages of Alta Badia and important lifts
West of Alta Badia is Val Gardena and Gardena pass. The most western lift on the Alta Badia ski pass is chairlift Val Setus (title "#42 on the ski map).
The most western village in Alta Badia is Colfosco. It is located on the north side of the Sella Ronda Carosella. It is a small village, with mostly ski- in- ski-out accommodation, with a cosy beginners area in the middle of the village.
The next village is the most famous in Alta Badia and the best located, Corvara.
Corvara sits on the northeast corner of the Sella Ronda carousel.
If Alta Badia is the cream of Italian ski, Corvara is the cherry.
Unlike Colfosco, which is in a shadow all December and January, Corvara is sunny.
Three major gondola systems surround Corvara:
1. Col Alto gondola (title "#1 on the ski map") on the east, connects Corvara to Col alt peak and the heart of Alta Badia, a plateau with many gentle hills with mostly blue runs. Beginners paradise.
2. Boe gondola(title "#19 on the ski map") on the west, connects Corvara to Boe Pitz and is part of the Sella Ronda orange circuit, south to Arabba and the Marmolada glacier, at the highest peak in the Dolomites, as well as the world war one circle we will talk about later.
3. Borset gondola(title "#34 on the ski map"), located next to the boe gondola, connect Corvara to Colfosco. It is the only way also to get back from Colfosco. The only 2-way gondola in the Sella Ronda area and part of the green and orange circuits.
Northeast of Corvara is the village of La Villa. 2 lifts serve it:
Piz la Ila gondola (title "#5 on the ski map) on the south, to Piz la Ila, which is the top of the famous gran risa black FIS Worldcup run, and to the heart of the Alta Badia ski area.
On the other side of the road, in the middle of the village, stand the Gardenaccia chair lift (56) which is the way to Badia.
Badia is the most northern village in the Dolomitisuperski contiguous area.
It is a cheaper option to stay compared to Corvara and is 15 minutes drive from the Kronplatz ski area, which is included in the Dolomitisuperski pass.
San Cassiano is the most eastern village in Alta Badia and the Dolomitisuperski contiguous area.
San Cassiano's location is also secluded but better than Badia's.
The only gondola in the village, Sorega, will take you to, with run 28, to the best snow park in the Sella Ronda area. Also, the longest runs in Alta Badia are around San Cassiano.
If you want to ski in Cortina d’ Ampezzo, San Cassiano is the place to stay.
It is also the closest place to the legendary hidden valley we will show you in more detail later.
Ski Area review and Recommended runs:
Alta Badia offers 130 km of ski runs, mainly for beginners and intermediates.
6 days ski pass in high season cost 343€ for adult.
We recommend that non-beginners add 30€ and extend the ski pass to the Dolomitisuperski pass, with more than 500km of contiguous runs, 1220km of total ski slopes and 450 ski lifts.
Adults group lessons for all levels cost high season 240€ for 16 hours course from Monday to Friday.
Here are the most recommended ski runs in the Alta Badia ski pass:
Forcelles(#50 on the ski map)
Vallon (#1 black on the ski map)
Pralongia to San Cassiano ( #9a on the ski map)
Gran Risa(#17 black on the ski map), around La Villa. This Audi world cup tour run is 2.5 km and is recommended for advanced skiers.
Last but not least, is our most recommended adventure: the hidden valley, aka Lagazoui tour:
The first part of the journey is to take a taxi van from hotel Armentarola to Falzarego pass. The ride costs 7€ per person and taxis come all the time. The ride takes around 20 minutes.
Then you will take the Lagazuoie cable car. The waiting time it is around half an hour to climb to the peak. The 7.5 km run from the Lagazuoi peak at 2778 meters to the horses takes around 30 minutes.
Apres ski.
How to get to Corvara?
pros and cons of Alta badia
Insider tips for Alta Badia
Dolomites are probably the best mountains in the world !
Went to Corvara in the 1980's when I was 13 with my parents. Amazing trip. One particular day I skied from Corvara to Cortina D'Ampezzo, all without a bus or car, just using ski lifts. The interconnection between these valleys is really incredible (coming from a North American perspective). I mean, you can actually "travel" using downhill skis!
Our group has been going to Colfosco since 2000,great area, never had bad snow yet.
fantastic views!
Good shout on the Lagazuoi run. Still the best run i have ever been on, amazing fast twisty but safe red for an intermediate skiier with great views and is dead quiet.
really helpful thanks
PROPS for suggesting Forcelles. The piste of my heart, where I want to be buried when time comes.
BTW while it's true that most pistes are easy, you can bomb down Dantercepies, Boe, Cir, Gran Risa. Plus is really easy to ski in Gardena or Arabba and you got their fair share of black runs!
And in 10 years of Superski, never actually knew of the trick to Cortina at end of Lagazuoi!
Awesome content as always.
thanks for the sharing and the compliment. you warmth my heart
Alta Badia is on my bucket list, having skied many resorts in the Alps have never been to the Dolomites.
From the Sellaronda area, my favorite resort for advanced skiing is surely Arabba. With the new cable car of Porta Vescovo you can climb the over 800 m in 5 min, ski all the way down and synchronize with the cable car for a non stop skiing day. Check out the slope called Fodoma (with the most challenging ski wall in Italy imo) and the Bellunese slope n the Marmolada resort. Unfortunately, it can be quite packed in the weekends.
Going to Campitello in a few days! The 9th time in total, cant wait.
Been there this year, It's a great place for ski and to feel italian way of life. I will recommend simple restaurant in ice club (stadio). I dream to get back there again, but this year will try val d'isere.
Magical place, perfect ski resort.
btw: In my option the best ski resort in italy is Val Gardena, but Alta Badia is immediately behind.
I went to Cortina and did the Hidden Valley run once; simply fantastic. Can highly recommend.
Also: Please do a review of Åre, Sweden!
We will do so, hopefully, next winter
Colfosco is in the shadow? I don't agree :). It is south oriented. Maybe late afternoon overshadowed by Gruppo di Sella, but so is Corvara. I come here nearly every year for the past 25 years. Paradise.
We agree. But in December and January, the village is less sunny than Corvara. What dates you usually go skiing there?
In my opinion Val Gardena is the best and the cool thing is that Alta Badia and Corvara is “just behind the corner “ and you can easily get from one area to the other.
i want to be there!
Awesome production quality guys, you're killing it with those reviews ! Also, do you reckon it is possible to start in Cortina town, do the Sellaronda and get back to Cortina, all in one day and fully on skis (except the taxi back to the top of Lagazoui)? Looking at the ski lift maps it looks doable but bit worried about the time.
it is absolutely doable, but begin your tour at the lift opening, and don't do it on the weekend, because the lines in the Sell Ronda circle can be long. plan a short and light lunch. the most important thing is to arrive to Passo Falzarego on time so at least if the lift will be close you are in D' Ampezzo valley.
BTW, you can also ski in Val gardena and come back without doing the Sella Ronda circle, you can also ski to Marmolada without doing the whole circle
@@SkiResortsVideo I see, thanks !
I personaly pref. Seiser Alm. a bit cheaper and just where i "grew up"
I'd love to see you do Grandvalira
We plan to review Grand Valira. It won't be uploaded before next winter
Is Corvara much more expensive than the other villages?
san cassiano is the best village in altya badia
All of these videos of the Dolomites and there is never much snow.
You mean there is not enough snow?
We sadly film usually at the end of March due to lack of budget. Last march was very bad snow conditions.
@@SkiResortsVideo that's a pity. Bc snow resorts and hence your reviews, all look so much better with snow on the ground. I've noticed this a bit with your reviews. Ie low snow. Good anyway and thnx.
You can literally spend an entire season in the Dolomites and not see everything
Alta Badia is ladin speaking not german
but also German, no?
@@SkiResortsVideo In Alta Badia (Corvara especially) only on 3rd Place 90 % ladin, 7 % italian 3 % german. Ladin is a romance language and has similarities with Furlan in Friuli Venezia Giulia and Romansch in switzerland