Sestriere Ski Resort
The 2006 Olympic host resort of Sestriere offers the most snowsure slopes in the Milky Way, a vast 400km network of interconnected, intermediate pistes.
For a relatively dry part of the Alps, Sestriere is the most snowsure ski area. Not only are the local slopes all above 2000m, but 60% are now covered with snowmaking to aid what falls from the sky naturally. The slopes to the east of the resort are amongst the steepest in the entire area – including former Olympic racetracks – and there is some good off piste if conditions allow. The Fraiteve side of the mountain is less steep and the long, top to bottom blue (piste 26) is a great cruise. Access is then available to the rest of the Milky Way and its 400km of slopes from here.
Sestriere was Italy’s first purpose built resort and is thus incredibly convenient. It is very much ski in ski out and the revamp completed for the 2006 Winter Olympics only improved it further. Sestriere may not be the prettiest resort, but the convenience, allied with affordable prices make this a great base for your ski holiday.
Our Sestriere Resort Ratings
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- Intermediate ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
- Advanced ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
- Snow Reliability ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
- Fast Lifts ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
- Resort Activities ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
- Après ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
- Value ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆