Italy's largest group of ski resorts, Dolomiti Superski, which includes resorts such as 2026 Winter Olympic hosts Cortina d'Ampezzo, Val Gardena and the Sellaronda circuit, has been ordered to pay €30 million compensation to skiers and boarders after an Italian government antitrust body found their ticket pricing structure had negatively impacting nearby resorts financially.
The agreed compensation policy applies to anyone who can show they bought a lift pass during the three seasons: 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25 ski seasons. They will have the choice of taking a 20% cash refund on what they spent then or taking a 30% discount on the purchase of a new Dolomiti Superski pass.
Dolomiti Superski say they plan to launch an information campaign in the autumn with an online webpage for making claims due to go live in October. The €30 million agreed between the ski area operator and the antitrust body is a fixed pot and, once used up, those who qualify for compensation/discount but did not claim fast enough will not get anything.
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