The main village of Alta Badia, with Colfosco next door, good skiing all around and the easy blues towards La Villa.
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We've skied through Corvara and Colfosco rather than stayed. Both seem nice, in good locations, with lots of good skiing around them. We can't speak for their prices or nightlife yet.
Position is the one drawback for us: Corvara is a bit far out for the longest day trips, the Alpe di Siusi and the Marmolada. For skiing Alta Badia and the Sella Ronda, it's well placed.
Corvara is the start of our relaxed Alta Badia day: the Col Alt gondola from the village, then down into a valley where many pistes meet, and on to La Villa and Santa Croce. It's a good place to just ski and explore, with lots of blues.
5 day routes from here, with how to start each one from Corvara.
From here: On the circuit, between Colfosco and Passo Campolongo.
The circuit around the Sella group, clockwise. It's our preferred direction: a bit steeper and faster than the green, though the difference isn't big. The long, wide red from the Pordoi side down to Plan Frataces, near Canazei, is one of the best runs of the day.
Start before 10:00 and cross the last pass before 15:30. That's the official advice, and missing a link means a long taxi ride home.
From here: On the circuit, between Passo Campolongo and Colfosco.
The same circuit the other way round, through the Città dei Sassi boulder field under the Sassolungo. The red down from Passo Sella to Plan Frataces is long, wide and scenic, with an amazing vibe.
Same timing as the orange: start before 10:00 and cross the last pass before 15:30.
From here: Over Passo Campolongo to Arabba, then on to the Marmolada.
The big one. Ride either Sella Ronda direction to Arabba, cross to Malga Ciapela and take the three-section cable car up the Marmolada, with restaurants and souvenir shops on the way. From the observation deck at Punta Rocca you see the Marmolada glacier and the whole Sella group in front of you, often with the clouds below. Then ski La Bellunese down, about 12 km, long, steep and bumpy, and finish the Sella Ronda you started. If you have time, the Porta Vescovo detour from Arabba adds a couple of nice reds through the forest.
The difficulty is pace. Leave by 9:00 (10:00 at the latest, and only if you're well prepared), have lunch in or near Arabba, ideally after the Marmolada, and leave Punta Rocca by 14:30 at the very latest, only if you're fast and skip lunch. It can be very windy at the top even on a clear day.
From here: Too far for a day on skis from here.
Across the valley from Seceda lies the Alpe di Siusi (Seiser Alm), Europe's largest high-alpine meadow. The runs are mostly basic blues, so beginners and intermediates will love it. Strong skiers should head for the far edge near Compatsch: the combined gondola-and-chair lift goes up to the Puflatsch (Bullaccia) plateau at about 2,100 m, where you ski along the top on a red and turn left onto a short black. It's very steep, streamlined and usually well groomed, a chance to just full send it and check your top speed in your app.
From here: Starts here.
A nice, easy day trip with lots of blues. From Corvara, take the Col Alt gondola and ski down into the valley where many pistes meet: a good place to just ski and explore. Cross to Piz La Ila and take the red or the black down to La Villa (both are good), ski through towards Badia, then two gondola sections take you up to Santa Croce, the furthest point, by its pilgrimage church. Ski the same way back.
From Val Gardena, Corvara is half a Sella Ronda away, so count the time to get back over Passo Gardena.
Not sure Corvara is right? These villages share the same lift pass and link on skis.
Buses run up Val Badia from Brunico and from the Bressanone side, and over Passo Gardena from Val Gardena. Most people drive or book a transfer from Innsbruck, Verona or Venice.