Cortina 2017
Sport has been part of Cortina’s history since 1956 when the "Queen of the Dolomites" hosted the 7th Winter Olympics.
It has long been at the forefront of a host of great sporting events such as the Ski World Cup, the Bobsleigh World Cup - 2-crew and 4-crew - and the European Cup Snowboardcross .
Our bid for the Alpine Ski World Championships is an essential step for Cortina and an opportunity to bring sport closer to its people.
STEPS:
1st May 2011: official confirmation of candidacy
3rd June 2011: technical meeting with FIS
1st September: Delivery of the Dossier to FIS
3rd-4th October 2011: trip to Korea and presentation of the final Dossier to FIS
29th May 2012 : Final presentation and candidacy electionsSupport Cortina 2017 with your vote!
What is on in Dolomiti Superski area
There is always something going on !
Small villages with a great feel for good entertainment. From traditional to modern. From major sport events such as World-Cup races, cross country skiing, ski jumping and much more, to regional festivals with shows, music, local costumes and traditions… Additionally, huts, gastronomic establishments and hotels are pro-active themselves offering their own programmes.
Celebrations on the snow
04th Dec. 11-8th Jan. 12 Val di Fiemme - Tesero and ist cribs
11th Dec. 2011 Alpe di Siusi - Winter Opening with speed race
16th-18th Dec. 2011 Civetta – Snow Festa
New Year 2012 New Years’ Eve celebrations in many villages in the Dolomites
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Dolomiti Superski and Skirama
With its unique mix of nature and technology, enjoy the extraordinary thrill of winter sports at two large skiing districts boasting almost 700 km of fabulous pistes with enchanting landscapes and ultra-modern ski-lifts.
Dolomiti Superski and Skirama are two large skipass systems which allow you to ski in almost all of the districts and valleys of Trentino.
Val Gardena on iPhone and iPad
The official iPhone and iPod Touch application, for exploring and experiencing Val Gardena in the Dolomites, in the hearth of the Dolomites (UNESCO World Heritage) can be used anywhere in Val Gardena even at home while planning your trip to the ladin valley.
Coupled with stunning images this mobile and interactive guide enables you to find postal address, phone number, e-mail and website details and even launch Google Maps to locate your position. This application has an easy navigation menu that leads you directly to what you want to do.
New app Dolomiti Superski-SKIbeep for iPhone
Finally the new app “Dolomiti Superski - SKIbeep” for iPhone is available!
SKIbeep is a social network, which aims at promoting the sharing of your ski experience on Facebook e Twitter
The big winter sports events in winter season 2011-2012
Event during the winter season 2011-2012 the Dolomites will host some of the most important and famous winter sports events, like the FIS Ski World Cup in Val Gardena, Alta Badia and Cortina d’Ampezzo, some of the most spectacular nordic ski events like Tour de Ski in Dobbiaco and Val di Fiemme or the amazing action of Skicross Worldcup in San Candido. The program is rich and the fans have the choice:
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New and renewed ski facilities for 2011-2012
Cortina d’Ampezzo
• A 2 seater chair lift named “Alpe Potor - Nuvolao” will substitute the single chair lift Forcella Averau and the draglift Averau in the 5 Torri proximity (Length: 1110 m • transportation capacity/h: 1000)
Kronplatz
• A 10 seater heated cabin lift named Ried will start from the railway station of Perca (Length: 4300 m • transportation capacity/h: 3200)
• The adjoining Ried slope will bring skiers back down to the station (Length: approx.. 7 km, vertical drop: 1,355 m, height start: 2,275 m, height bottom: 935 m)
• An 8 seater automatic coupling cabin lift, Miara, will replace the 12 seater egg cabin lift (Length: 1705 m • transportation capacity/h: 3000)
• 9 seater comfortable cabins will replace the existing cabins of Col Toron lift
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Discounted ski hire in all the resorts in Dolomites
This year we have teamed up with Ski-Set to offer our clients discounted ski hire in all resorts. For almost 20 years SkiSet have been equipping skiers, thanks to its teams of professionals in the Italian ski resorts. Hiring ski equipment is quick and easy.
>> Book now your ski hire in Dolomites >>
New Ski Area Campiglio Val Rendena Val di Sole
150 km of linked ski runs, in the Dolomites’ heart, yours will skip a beat!
Innovative lifts and new slopes for a 150 km long descent
For all ski and snowboard lovers, for those who are looking for sport and fun in one of the best alpine areas, Madonna di Campiglio, Pinzolo, Val Rendena and Val di Sole will present the NEW SKI AREA .150 km of ski runs, all linked and without ever having to remove skis, new modern and functional lift network, new great slopes. From the 800 m of Pinzolo up to the 2.500 m of Grostè area, the scenario is the Brenta Dolomites, recently entered in the Unesco World Natural Heritage list.
New piste DoloMitica in Pinzolo
Great news for the next winter in Pinzolo, from December the new cable car Tulot (the second cable lift in Pinzolo) will be fully operational. The new Tulot cable car will quickly bring the skiers to the top of the mountain and back to the valley along a very exciting track, 2,6 km long and an average gradient of 30%.
The new Tulot will create the “DoloMitica” with its two variants:
- Star, 3.5 km long and an average gradient of 36%
- Tour, 5.5 km long and an average gradient of 26%.