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Refuge Tognola

The Refuge Tognola is located at 2 200 m a.s.l. near the peak Alpe Tognola in the Natural Park Pale Pale di San Martino. It can be easily reached from San Martino di Castrozza by the gondola Tognola, which has the top station just few minutes from the refuge.

Snowpark Livigno Mottolino

Arguably the best Italian snowpark, Mottolino is definitely the biggest one, and hosts the biggest number of snowboard events in Italy.
There are the regular competition like Burton European Open, World Rookie Fest and gaining the growing popularity Budweiser River Jump,the special jump over the Spoel river.

Cervinia

Cervinia lies at 2,006 m (6,581 ft) above sea level, at the foot of the Monte Cervino ( Matterhorn ) – one of the highest peaks in the Alps (4,478 m a.s.l) , and the emblem of Swiss Alps. Cervinia shares a ski area with Zermatt in Switzerland with smaller surface, but much cheaper than [...]

Madonna di Campiglio

Madonna di Campiglio is located in a valley between the Dolomites of Brenta and the Adamello-Presanella glaciers, at an altitude of 1550 m.a.s.l. Near the place that now is the centre of Madonna, at the end of 12th century a chapel to the Holy Virgin Mary and a mountain shelter were founded for numerous pilgrims [...]

Sestriere

The Comune di Sestriere lies 2035 meters above sea level on the horse-shaped hill between Val Chisone and Val Susa few kilometers from France. Inhabitants: 908 for 31.XII.2005 Surface: 2580 hectares constituted from four inhabited villages: Sestriere Hill, Sestriere Borgata, Champlas du Col and Champlas Janvier.

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