Dolomites, Belluno - Veneto

Vertical drop: 1715m - from 2939m of Staunies on Cristallo mountain to village level.

In the heart of the Dolomites it was the first Italian resort to host the Olympic Winter Games in 1956. Only a couple of hours from Venice, the Ampezzo Valley is easily accessible from Ve-TREVISO Airport through the Shuttle Direct low cost transfer in connection with Ryanair flights at only Euro 29,00, return ticket. Cortina is surrounded everywhere by impressive mountains and skiing areas such as the Cristallo, the Faloria, the Tofane, the Lagazuoi and the Cinque Torri Group. Home to all kind of winter activities, it is also part of the "Dolomiti Superski", the Nr.1 ski carousel in the world with 750 miles of skiing and 450 lifts all included in a unique skipass.

• 4 different skiing areas: Faloria/Cristallo-Mietres/Tofana/Falzarego-Lagazuoi-Cinque Torri.
• More slopes are included in the nearby skiing areas Auronzo-Misurina-San Vito di Cadore
• 90 miles of slopes, 95% provided with snow making facilities, snowboard half pipe on the Faloria mountain
• Runs: Blu: 33% - Red: 62% - Black: 5%
• Lifts: 46 (6 cable cars, 30 chairlifts incl. 9 automatic chairlifts, 10 draglifts), capacity: about 56.000 people per hour
• 56 Mountain huts in Cortina and surroundings
• Alpine Ski: 4 ski schools for a total of 250 ski instructors
• Nordic Ski: 2 ski schools and 55 miles of Cross Country tracks. Longest track: Cortina -Dobbiaco 19 miles
• Conveniently located equipment hire services
• Other Winter activities: free ride, snowshoes excursions, sledging/tobogganing, ice skating, curling, adventure sports such as Adrenalin park, crazy sledge, taxi bob, snow rafting
• Ski itineraries: The First World War Tour, the Sella Ronda or Five Passes Tour, the Skitour-Olympia, the Skitour-Romantic Views