Cortina d'Ampezzo itinerary

1. 1

   Tofana and the Freccia nel Cielo - Skiing the Olympia delle Tofane

   The Olympia delle Tofane is the reason to start here. It drops from 2,320 m to 1,560 m, 760 m of vertical over 2.26 km, with a maximum gradient of 33 degrees and the Tofana Schuss wall touching 64%. Along the way it…

   Address

   Freccia nel Cielo valley station, Via Ria de Zeto, 32043 Cortina d'Ampezzo BL

   Nearest transit

   Cortina d'Ampezzo bus terminal on Via Guglielmo Marconi, served by Dolomitibus and Cortina Express coaches; the nearest railway station is Calalzo-Pieve di Cadore-Cortina, roughly 35 km down the valley

2. 2

   Lagazuoi and the Armentarola Run - The Hidden Valley Descent

   The Lagazuoi cable car lifts you from Passo Falzarego at 2,107 m to 2,732 m in three minutes, a rise of 625 m on an unusual fixed-rope design with no support pylons under the cable. About 12 km of runs drop off the top…

   Address

   Lagazuoi cable car valley station, Passo Falzarego, SR48 Strada delle Dolomiti, 32043 Cortina d'Ampezzo BL

   Nearest transit

   Dolomitibus and Cortina ski bus services from the Cortina d'Ampezzo bus terminal on Via Guglielmo Marconi run up the SR48 to the Passo Falzarego stop at the cable car station

3. 3

   Cinque Torri - Wide Reds Over First World War Trenches

   Cinque Torri is the friendliest of Cortina's sectors and the one with the most history buried under the snow. The operator counts 16 slopes served by 7 lifts: the 5 Torri chairlift from the Bai de Dones base up to…

   Address

   Bai de Dones car park and 5 Torri chairlift base station, SR48 Strada delle Dolomiti, 32043 Cortina d'Ampezzo BL

   Nearest transit

   Dolomitibus and Cortina ski bus services running the SR48 towards Passo Falzarego stop at Bai de Dones; on skis, the Cortina Skyline gondola from Son dei Prade links the Tofana side to the sector

4. 4

   Faloria - The Cable Car That Leaves From the Middle of Town

   The Funivia Faloria has been running since 1939 and still starts a few minutes on foot from Corso Italia, which no other cable car in the Dolomites can claim. It covers 2,519 m of cable and 897 m of rise from Cortina at…

   Address

   Funivia Faloria valley station, Via Ria de Zeto, 32043 Cortina d'Ampezzo BL

   Nearest transit

   Cortina d'Ampezzo bus terminal on Via Guglielmo Marconi, a few minutes' walk from the cable car; Dolomitibus services on the SR48 towards Passo Tre Croci stop at Rio Gere for the Cristallo chairlift

5. 5

   The Great War Ski Tour and the Sellaronda Circuit

   The Great War Ski Tour is the better first big circuit out of Cortina, for one practical reason: it starts inside the local ski area at Falzarego and 5 Torri instead of asking you to transfer into another valley before…

   Address

   Cortina Skyline gondola valley station, Localita Son dei Prade, 32043 Cortina d'Ampezzo BL

   Nearest transit

   Cortina ski bus services from the Cortina d'Ampezzo bus terminal on Via Guglielmo Marconi serve the Socrepes and Son dei Prade lift stations at the foot of the Cortina Skyline gondola

From the trip1 travel guide “5 Best Ski Slopes in Cortina d'Ampezzo” · trip1.com