Skiing Sestriere - Skiing area Sestriere
Sestriere skiing in the clouds
On the border between Italy and France there is Sestriere, the hub of the ski area called the "Vialattea". The ski area covers 400 km of slopes, is one of the best in Italy with the resorts of Sauze d'Oulx and Montgenèvre.
Sestriere has a long international history of skiing and tourism. In 1921 the first inn opened here in town, since 1930 the owner of Fiat, Giovanni Agnelli, built here a modern ski resort. Characteristic of the area and now the symbol of the city, the hotel built on the twin towers, right in the center of the country. After World Ski Championships in 1997, in 2006 Sestriere hosted the Olympic Winter Games of Turin.
The slopes of Sestriere is divided into three zones. On the one hand, Sises Mount (2600 m) and Monte Motta (2823 m), with some very steep slopes, in front of Mount Fraiteve (2701 m), the gate area of the "Vialattea".
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Ski lifts
Ski tow: 9
Chairlifts: 7
Cable-cars: 0
Cable cars: 1
Cable railways: 0
Magic carpets: 0
In total: 17
Ski lifts
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Ski runs
easy
95 km
medium
218 km
difficult
87 km
Freeride
0 km
Open ski runs: 0 km
Open lifts: 0
Lit up ski runs: 0 km
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Sea level
2035 - 2823m
Skiing season
Start of the season
07/12/2011
End of the season
10/04/2012
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Snowboard
1 Fun park
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Halfpipe0
Jumps0
Boxes0
Rails
Apres-Ski
34 Ski lodges and restaurants
20 Après-ski bars |
Other
Number of chilren's parks: 0
Ski rental |
Prices
Adults
Day ticket: 34 EUR
5 days: n.A.
Children
Day ticket: n.A.
5 days: n.A.
Seniors
Day ticket: n.A.
5 days: n.A.
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