San Martino di Castrozza
About the area
San Martino di Castrozza offers 30 km of pistes in the Dolomites, split almost evenly between easy and intermediate terrain: 14 km of blue runs and 14 km of red, with just 2 km rated black (5%). That balance makes it a solid choice for intermediates and for beginners who want room to progress, helped by seven short easy runs next to a lift base. Experts should look elsewhere - the black offering is minimal and the longest single descent gains only 467 m of vertical. Families can ski here, but note that five of the lifts are gondolas or cable cars, so small children avoid chairlift loading.
The area runs from 1,401 m to 2,351 m and is served by 16 lifts: four gondolas, one cable car, eight chairlifts and three platters. The longest run measures 1,859 m, and 2 km of piste are floodlit for evening skiing. The area is part of Dolomiti Superski.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 30 km
- Lifts
- 16
- Altitude
- 1401–2351 m
- Vertical
- 950 m
- Runs
- 41
- Longest run
- 1.9 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 467 m
- Night skiing
- 2.1 km
- Gondolas & cable cars
- 5
- Bubble/heated lifts
- 6
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 7
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Blue14.0 km
- Red14.2 km
- Black1.5 km
- Unclassified0.4 km
Lifts by type
- 8Chairlift
- 4Gondola
- 3Button lift
- 1Cable car
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
with caveats
- · 46% of pistes are green/blue (14 km)
- · 5% are black/expert/freeride
- · 7 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
with caveats
- · 5 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
- · a base right at the lifts
Experts
not really
- · 2 km black/expert/freeride (5%)
- · longest vertical on one run 467 m
Best forbeginnersintermediatesfamiliesnight skiing
Where to stay
Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.
Cheaper, down the valley
Real towns with beds, food and shops, close enough to ski from.
Transacqua
bus connection14 min to San Martino di CastrozzaOSM score 60
wide choice of places to stay
Fiera di Primiero
bus connection14 min to San Martino di CastrozzaOSM score 58
wide choice of places to staymost places to eat
Tonadico
bus connection14 min to San Martino di CastrozzaOSM score 55
Siror
bus connection12 min to San Martino di CastrozzaOSM score 54
Mezzano
bus connection16 min to San Martino di CastrozzaOSM score 42