Ski in Cavalese

Skiing in Cavalese

Cavalese - Ski Resort in Val di Fiemme, Italian Dolomites - 70km of Piste (1000m to 2600m)

One of the major centres in the Val di Fiemme, with all facilities, and a great base for skiers who can access the resort's own large ski area on Alpe Cermis, or the Ski Center Latemar with access from Pampeago or Predazzo.

Cavalese

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Cavalese Ski Facts

Cavalese Ski Facts

		Intermediate Skiers
		Snowboarding
		Snow
		Apres-Ski
	2	Black Pistes
	5	Red Pistes
	6	Blue Pistes
	1	Green Piste
70km		Downhill Pistes
150km		Cross Country Pistes
10		Ski Lifts
1600m		Max Vertical
2600m		Highest Lift
1000m		Lowest Piste
1000m		Resort Altitude

Cavalese

The Italian ski resort of Cavalese is part of the Val di Fiemme ski area with access to 123 individual pistes. In addition to the skiing in Cavalese itself (70km of pisted ski runs), the appropriate ski Lift Pass will allow you to ski or snowboard in the other Val di Fiemme ski resorts of Alpe Cermis, Alpe di Pampeago, Bellamonte - Alpe Lusia, Latemar, Passo Lavazè - Oclini and Passo Rolle.

With pistes above 2500 metres, skiing and snowboarding is assured throughout the season.

Snowmaking :- Cavalese is able to augment natural snow, on 24km of ski runs, with 40 Snow Cannons.

Ski Lift Capacity :- The 10 Ski Lifts of Cavalese are able to uplift 12,470 skiers / snowboarders per hour.

There are four Airports within two hours drive, so ski weekends, snowboard breaks and short ski holidays to Cavalese are perfectly feasible.

Skiing in Cavalese

In total Val di Fiemme is made up of five resorts - Alpe Cermis, Ski Center Latemar (Alpe di Pampeago, Predazzo, Obereggen), Bellamonte/Alpe di Lusia, high altitude snowsure Passo Rolle and the small area Lavazè/Oclini which together offer more than 100 km (63 miles) of slopes for alpine skiers served by 45 lifts. An integrated network of ski buses free of charge allows everyone to get around without difficulty from one corner of the valley to the other.

Skiing on the local Alpe Cermis area is accessed by a a two stage 8-person-per-cabin gondola lift that was installed to replace the cable car that was destroyed by a low flying US fighter plane in a notorious incident in 1998.

Much of the terrain is on a sunny (but north facing) plateau above the treeline and suited to beginners and intermediate skiers. Howqever there are challenges to be had, including the 2km long Olimpia II black with its 33% gradient. All of the 24km of slopes locally have snowmaking coverage, the longest run back down to the resort is 7.2km (4.5 miles).

There are several marked ski tours to enjoy in the area. The Forest of the Violin skiing tour from the Paion 'rifugio' on Alpe Cermis where you not only have a wonderful view on to Latemar and the Sella Group, but also on to Marmolada and the Pale di San Martino. The thick forest of the mountain slopes of the Fiemme Valley is also a wonder to see. Some 300 years ago in the Paneveggio Forest the Stradivari family from Cremona searched for mature samples of hazel spruce for that right quality of resonance. From this wood the Stradivari violins were fashioned, each one a masterpiece in its own right, which are played to this day by the finest of musicians.

Cross country skiers also have plenty to entertain with 150km (nearly 100 miles) of marked routes in the Valley. There are two dedicated cross-country centres at Passo Lavazè (an altitude centre at 1800m) and in Lago di Tesero next to the resort.

Val oli Fiemme hosts in 2013 for the third time the Nordic skiing world championships.

Snowboarding in Cavalese

The easy access to the slopes by gondola and high speed chair coupled with the wide open snow fields make Cermis a good spot to learn or improve your boarding in a low pressure, big fun enviroinment. The main vboarding centre in the area is at Latemar, accessed via the neighbouring resorts of Pampeago or Predazzo (take the ski bus), where the terrain park and half pipe are located.

Cavalese Aprés Ski

There are a number of lively spots to head for in the evenings. The Mardok on Via Dossi has a popular bar and is the resort's only disco. Popular pubs include the Canton and the Sohozero.

The lift ticket gives free access to the swimming pool and there's also an ice rink and other facilities open in the evening. There are also seven cinemas to choose from at the Municipal Cinemas -Theatre on Via Roma (only in Italian).

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Cavalese in brief

Cavalese Ski Resort is:
Ok for Expert Skiers.
Very good for Intermediate Skiers.
Ok for Beginners.
Good for Snowboarding.
Opened : December 1, 2012
Closed : April 15, 2013
Opening Subject To Snow Conditions.

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