Cortina d‘Ampezzo

Cortina d’Ampezzo is one of more than 180 ski resorts in Italy. It is located in the province of Belluno of the Veneto region in the East Dolomites range of the Alps at an altitude between about 1,000 and 2,000 m with a difference of more than 1,000 m. It is the nearest ski resort to the namesake town. The main feature of Cortina d’Ampezzo ski resort is that it was the site of the 1956 Winter Olympics. More: it will host it for the second time in 2026 after 70 years. This and other factors have historically attracted celebrities from the world of culture, sports and others like St. Moritz in Switzerland. The resort is also a 1/12 part of the Dolomiti Superski, the biggest ski area in Italy and the second in the world with more than 500 km of connected slopes after Les 3 Vallées in France (600 km). The particular resort has more than 120 km of slopes and more than 25 ski lifts in total. The resort is best suitable for intermediate and easy skiing — most of its slopes are red and blue. For advanced skiers, the resort has more than 15 km of black slopes. The most common type of ski lift is a chairlift. The Val di Fassa season is from late November to early May in general.