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These are the largest ski resorts in Italy

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Strange but true: winter sports in Italy are not very popular among the Dutch. This while you have fantastic ski areas where you can practice as a beginner winter sports enthusiast or where you can jump out of a helicopter to ski off-piste down the mountain. Where should you go? These are the largest ski areas in Italy.

6x the largest ski areas in Italy

Via Lattea
It may not be entirely fair to call Via Lattea the largest ski area in Italy because it also partly lies in France. In Italy, this area is located on the border of Piedmont and in France the Alpes du Sud. You will find about 400 kilometers of slopes, which is quite a lot, as Via Lattea is also ranked number four in the world for the largest ski areas. If you love winter sports but also enjoy a party, you can go to Dutchweek Italia, which is held here every year from March 20-23. Furthermore, you will find plenty of slopes in Via Lattea for all winter sports enthusiasts. About 95 kilometers of blue slopes for beginners, 220 kilometers of red slopes, and for advanced winter sports enthusiasts, there are 85 kilometers of black slopes available.

Matterhorn Ski Paradise
Also on the border with Switzerland, you will find one of the largest ski areas in Italy: Matterhorn Ski Paradise. This 322-kilometer large ski area is also the highest ski area in Italy with peaks nearly 4,000 meters high. You can therefore ski here year-round. In this area, you will mainly find red slopes, about 60 percent, and the rest is evenly split. Matterhorn Ski Paradise is especially a place for people with nerves of steel. Freeriding, off-piste skiing, is often done here, and you can also go heli-skiing. You will be dropped by helicopter at an altitude of nearly 4,000 meters and must ski down. You will also find the world's longest descent of 22 kilometers, all the way down to the Italian Valtournenche.

Val Gardena
With about 175 kilometers of slopes, Val Gardena is also one of the largest ski areas in Italy and one that is truly entirely in Italy. You will find Val Gardena in South Tyrol, in Dolomiti Superski. The cool thing about this area is that you can access all slopes with one ski pass. Val Gardena is a popular ski area in Italy because it is incredibly beautiful. You ski between the rocky mountain ranges of the Dolomites, and it is always snow-sure here. There are mainly red and blue slopes. You will also find the Sellaronda, a 40-kilometer route that takes you around the entire Sella massif.

Skiarea Campiglio Dolomiti di Brenta
Ski area Campiglio Dolomiti di Brenta has about 150 kilometers of slopes and is the largest ski area in the Trentino region. What’s nice about Ski area Campiglio Dolomiti di Brenta is that almost every winter sports enthusiast can find something here because there are plenty of blue, red, and black slopes, all fairly distributed. If you prefer a glass of bubbles during après-ski rather than a regular beer, Madonna di Campiglio is a good place to settle down. The slopes here are varied and the accommodations and restaurants are a bit more luxurious than in the other villages in this area.

Monte Rosa Ski
Monte Rosa is still somewhat lesser-known while it is also one of the largest ski areas in Italy. You will find Monte Rosa on the west side of the Italian Alps, stretching from Piedmont to Valle d'Aosta. While everyone goes to the Dolomites for winter sports, the 130 kilometers of slopes here remain pleasantly quiet. Every winter sports enthusiast can find something here, and there are slopes for both beginners and skiers who prefer to go off-piste. Another advantage: because it is still undiscovered, prices here are much lower.

Alta Badia
Alta Badia is almost as large as Monte Rosa Ski and with nearly 130 kilometers of slopes, it is also one of the largest ski areas in Italy. This ski area is a bit friendlier, and half of the slopes are blue. Alta Badia is therefore perfect for a beginner, or to go with the family, and every village has a school for lessons or childcare if you want to hit the slopes undisturbed. Outside of school holidays, Alta Badia is especially the place if you want to combine winter sports with Italian cuisine. Culinary ski tours are even held here where you go from hut to hut, enjoying a good Italian wine. Alta Badia is literally a culinary highlight. winter sports skiing.

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