Ski in San Martino di Castrozza

Skiing in San Martino di Castrozza

San Martino di Castrozza - Ski Resort in Dolomiti Superski, Italian Dolomites (1470m to 2740m)

One of Italy's best known ski resorts, San Martino boasts some of the most spectacular scenery in Europe, offering a back drop of forested hills backed by 3000m of pink Dolomitic rock. The ski area is a free five minute bus link from the village centre.

San Martino di Castrozza

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San Martino di Castrozza Ski Facts

San Martino di Castrozza Ski Facts

		Expert Skiers
		Beginners
		Snowboarding
		Snow
		Apres-Ski
	2	Black Pistes (3km)
	10	Red Pistes (14km)
	12	Blue Pistes (26km)
	5	Green Pistes (5km)
28		Ski Lifts
1290m		Max Vertical
2740m		Highest Lift
1470m		Lowest Piste
1450m		Resort Altitude

San Martino di Castrozza

The Italian ski resort of San Martino di Castrozza is part of the Dolomiti Superski area with access to 668 individual pistes. In addition to the skiing in San Martino di Castrozza itself 104pisted ski runs), the appropriate ski Lift Pass will allow you to ski or snowboard in the other Dolomiti Superski ski resorts of Alpe di Siusi/Seiser Alm, Alta Badia, Alta Pusteria, Arabba, Bruneck-Kronplatz, Cortina d`Ampezzo, Corvara, Marmolada, Obereggen, Predazzo, San Vito di Cadore, Val Gardena, Val di Fassa, Val di Fiemme, Valle Isarco and Zoldo Alto.

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

Snowmaking :- San Martino di Castrozza is able to augment natural snow, on 6km of ski runs,.

Ski Lift Capacity :- The 28 Ski Lifts of San Martino di Castrozza are able to uplift 18,500 skiers / snowboarders per hour.

There are two Airports within two hours drive, so ski weekends, snowboard breaks and short ski holidays to San Martino di Castrozza are perfectly feasible.

Skiing in San Martino di Castrozza

San Martino's long standing lift infrastructure has recently seen dramatic improvements with two new quads and two gondola, one a 15 seater, replacing old single seater chairs and drag lifts. Snow making installations which began in the late '80s now cover two thirds of the 65km (40 miles) of runs.

There are three ski areas locally, all of which are included on the Dolomiti Superski Pass, the world's largest lift pass system. Closest to the village, although not the largest , a new six seater gondola runs up to meet the Rosetta cable car base station. The new gondola begins from far closer to the village edge and serves blue and red trails from its top at the Rifugio Col Verde. The spectacular cable car continues up to Rosetta, the resort's highest point at 2609m (8560 feet) although there are no market pistes down through the treacherous chutes at the top.

The highest and largest single lift served terrain is at Tognola, a wide sunny hillside above the tree line, accessed primarily by the new gondola from Fratazza, a bus journey out of town. Another option is to take the triple chair from the outskirts of the village beyond the ice rink - runs are cut back down through the forests and are largely covered by snow cannons. The third option is to take the ski bus up and over to Passo Rolle. A traditional 'end of season' mecca because of it's high altitude base, all but one of the six lifts are chairs, and all have snow making. Beginners have gentle meadows at the edge of the village on which to make their first turns.

Because San Martino is at a high altitude for a traditional resort, and because these meadows have snow making, conditions are normally good at village level. Otherwise the choice of gondolas to high altitude areas also with easy runs make San Martino a good choice to get started.

Ski instructors have been teaching on the snows of San Martino di Castrozza since 1932 and today there are 100 instructors united in one school who offer a professional, serious and friendly service to those who want to learn or improve. Lessons in German and english are offered, as well as Italian and the school offers lessons with the use of a video camera. Every week guests can participate in ski races and ski tours . There is a also a timed slalom course. Most of the terrain is easy or intermediate level and there's a great variety to enjoy.

Experts have only a few black trails and will need to head off-piste with a guide or make use of the Dolomiti Superski Pass to explore neighbouring areas if they are to get the most of San Martino. However the steepest run in the resort, down below the new gondola from Tognola extends for over three kilometres with extremely variable and in some stretches really thrilling terrain, and all the while you have fantastic scenery in front of you. A little more technical in some places halfway down, the Paradiso route on Passo Rolle also has to be tried.

The Pale di San Martino and the Lagorai range of mountains offer infinite possibilities for ski touring at every level; from the easy off-piste routes to the real and proper trekking in the vast mountainscape with limitless solitude. There are numerous support centres around the area (refuges, malgas and camps) which provide the essential food and rest stops.

The Eagles of San Martino, the legendary group of guides , recommend several itineraries. A traverse of the Pale plateau from the Rosetta cable car station to the Val Canali, a lunar landscape for an itinerary of medium difficulty. An ascent to the Colbricon Piccolo from Punta Ces is involved and a commitment is needed to reach the summit, but frequent sightings of the chamois make it a unique experience. For experts only an ascent to Cima Mulaz from Baita Segantini an exhilarating descent along the Val Venegia and then up until 2906 metres to the Cima Mulaz.

Cross country skiers have 30 kilometres of well maintained and clearly sign-posted slopes for the classic technique and skating. These include the San Martino cross country centre (8 km in total) at the edge of the village and the Passo Rolle loop (5 km) - a charming route within the Nature Park whose continual ups and downs require medium effort which is repaid by the view you can enjoy from these high mountain pastures.

Snowboarding in San Martino di Castrozza

Although there isn't at present a terrain park or created terrain features like a half pipe for 'boarders, there are several aspects of the resort that make it favourable for snowboarding. Firstly the investment in new lifts including several quad chairs and two modern gondola means that the majority of the resorts uplift is not a drag, so ascending is easy. Secondly the natural terrain is more varied than most with plenty to entertain most carvers.

The most popular slope for 'boarding is the Scandola della Tognola - it's perfect for learning and improving technique. For the wilder freerider there are vast off-trail areas to discover with interesting itineraries in the woods on the lower levels or surfing in wide open spaces over 2000 metres.

Thanks to the variety of the slopes and the different directions in which they face there is no problem in finding fresh, powdery snow, humps, natural jumps, small gullies and cliffs at any time throughout the winter.

At the New San Martino Ski School friendly and professional ski instructors are there to help you learn and improve your techniques as well as being ready to advise you and give suggestions. You can also buy or hire various types of boards in the resort as well as finding the best brands in technical equipment.

San Martino di Castrozza Aprés Ski

San Martino has a reputation for having relatively sophisticated nightlife and is sometime described as a 'small Cortina'. Most facilities are hotel based but the English Pub is lively past midnight and there are two discotheques - Comone and Tabia.

Other evening activities include trips on a horse drawn sleigh, bowling, billiards, cinema, evenings with music, cabaret, amusement arcades and folklore and entertainment evenings.

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San Martino di Castrozza in brief

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

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