Val di Fassa must do ski areas.

Hi,

We are off to Canazei in January for 6 days skiing only.
We have reserved 2 - 3 days skiing for Val Gardena, Arabba / Marmolada and Sella
Ronda. Last season we skied Cortina, Hidden Valley and Alta Badia, so can give it a miss this time.
There are many options away from Sella Ronda for a day's skiing from Canazei:
- Ciampac/Buffaure/Ciampede,
- Carezza/Levante,
- Alpe Di Lusia
- Passo san Pelegrino/Falcade
- Predazzo / Alpe Pampeago.

What are your favourite areas and how practical is it to get there and back using public transport?

Thank you for your advice and enjoy the season ;)

The last time I was in the area, I stayed in Moena and skied the local mountain Alpe di Lusia as well as the San Pelegrino/Falcade area. The Lusia area is small but quite nice for a few hours - a small number of reds and blues with a pretty demanding red/black down to the valley. San Pelegrino/Falcade is a more extensive area and plenty of decent slopes to keep you occupied for a full day. Both areas tend to be very quiet.

I think Buffuare is quite near to Canazei and may well be on the local ski bus route so should be pretty easy to access. I did hear some good things about Predazzo but didn't get there. Know nothing about Carezza.

If you have your own transport, there may well be merit in checking out some of these areas. However, it is probably 40 minutes drive from Canazei to Pelegrino so you would have to consider whether the travel is worth it.

I would not recommend bothering if you are using public transport. The longer distance buses are infrequent, crowded, slow and finish early. We skied the Falcade area one day until the last lift and then came down to find that the last bus had left more than 30 minutes earlier :evil:. We had to phone for a taxi to get us back to the hotel in Moena - about €20. Probably would be more like €60 back to Canazei :roll:.

I think you have plenty in the Sella area and wouldn't get too caught up in trying to get to other areas. A lot of people stick with completing the full Sella each way and neglect are the lovely skiing that the Sella connects you to :wink:.

Hi Wanderer,

Thank you very much for your advice :thumbup:
We are really looking forward to all the skiing off Sella Ronda, however the snow is thin and it may be difficult to ski to Val Gardena or Alta Badia. The San Pelegrino/Falcade sounds good. I believe Carezza area is serviced by a free ski bus, but it sounds as the buses are not very reliable? The nearest local ski area is Ciampac/Buffaure so we should check it out as well.

Kind regards,

Biki, I think that all the runs and links are open so getting to Val Gardena and Val di Fassa should not be a problem. Let us know what the ski conditions are, when you're back.

Enjoy your hols.