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The Dolomiti Superski is a ski area in Italy. Created in 1974, it is spread over an area of about 3,000 km 2 in the North-East of Italy, and includes most of the winter ski slopes of the Dolomites. [1] Comprising 12 ski resorts and a total of 1,246 km of slopes, it is the largest ski area in the world.
It is part of the Dolomiti Superski ski area. It is included in the territories of the municipalities of Corvara , Badia , and La Val . Centered on Corvara, the extended area's lift-served summit elevation is 2,550 m (8,366 ft) on the Sella group , with an overall vertical drop of 1,226 m (4,022 ft) to Pedraces.
Seiser Alm is the largest ski area in the Dolomiti Superski (Getty Images) Powder usually stays deep in the Dolomites until early April, and Italy’s Seiser Alm, the largest ski area in the ...
Cortina d'Ampezzo also offers skiing facilities for amateurs, centrally located among the 12 resorts of the Dolomiti Superski area. Cortina d'Ampezzo itself has 115 km (71 mi) of pistes with 34 lifts and guaranteed snow coverage of over 95% from December to April. There are six ski schools (two for cross-country) and some 300 instructors.
The Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti [doloˈmiːti]), [1] also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range in northeastern Italy.They form part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley (Pieve di Cadore) in the east.
Alta via 2 is a high route located in the Italian Dolomites between Brixen (Bressanone) in the north and Croce d'Aune near Feltre in the south.. The route is nicknamed "The High Route of the legends" [1] and indeed with the exception of its initial and final segments, it maintains an altitude of at least 1300 meters.
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In the Cinque Torri area there are the following rifugi (mountain huts): . Rifugio Cinque Torri, m 2,137; Rifugio Scoiattoli, m 2,255; During summer it is possible to make excursions in the woods and on paths, among which are the Alta Via 1 of the Dolomites, the "Muraglia di Giau" (along the border between comuni of Cortina and San Vito di Cadore, with itineraries toward Nuvolau e il Passo ...