About the area
Val Gardena spreads about 115 km of piste across the Dolomites, and the balance leans to cruising: 34 km blue, 53 km red, with only 15 km of black or freeride terrain (13%). Beginners are well served — 30% of the runs are green or blue (35 km), there are 7 magic carpets and around 40 short easy runs next to a lift base. Families get the same easy start plus 10 gondolas and cable cars, so small children never have to load a chairlift. Experts can find something, notably a run with 831 m of vertical, but the black share is small.
Selva di Val Gardena is the practical base, ski-in/ski-out with the lifts 243 m away. The area runs from 1,221 m to 2,506 m, served by 80 lifts, and the longest descent measures 3,738 m. There are also 58 km of cross-country trails, and the ski pass area is part of Dolomiti Superski.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 116 km · official 175
- Lifts
- 80 · official 79
- Altitude
- 1221–2506 m
- Vertical
- 1285 m
- Runs
- 203
- Longest run
- 3.7 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 831 m
- Night skiing
- 0.1 km
- Cross-country
- 59 km
- Magic carpets
- 7
- Gondolas & cable cars
- 10
- Bubble/heated lifts
- 17
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 40
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Green0.2 km
- Blue34.8 km
- Red54.0 km
- Black15.3 km
- Unclassified11.7 km
Lifts by type
- 27Funicular
- 19Chairlift
- 16Button lift
- 8Gondola
- 7Magic carpet
- 2Cable car
- 1Rope tow
Official facts
Read on the resort's official pages; each value links to its source.
- Official piste km · 2026/27
- 175
- Official lift count · 2026/27
- 79
- Official piste map · 2026/27
- PDF / map
- Day pass (adult) · 2025/26
- 86 EUR
- Season closes · 2026/27
- 2027-04-04
- Season opens · 2026/27
- 2026-12-04
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
yes
- · 30% of pistes are green/blue (35 km)
- · 13% are black/expert/freeride
- · 7 magic carpets for first steps
- · 40 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
yes
- · 7 magic carpets
- · 10 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
- · a base right at the lifts
Experts
with caveats
- · 15 km black/expert/freeride (13%)
- · longest vertical on one run 831 m
Best forbeginnersfamiliesintermediatesbig areaski in ski outcross country
Where to stay
Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.
At the lifts
Selva di Val Gardena
main base
walk to the lift · 243 m
Ortisei
walk to the lift · 261 m
Santa Cristina
walk to the lift · 662 m
Dorives
walk to the lift · 346 mOSM score 99
wide choice of places to staymost places to eat
Plan da Tieja
walk to the lift · 476 mOSM score 98
Rön
walk to the lift · 2590 mOSM score 69
Compatsch
walk to the lift · 5922 mOSM score 48
Cheaper, down the valley
Real towns with beds, food and shops, close enough to ski from.