Category - Ski Resorts

Classic Ski Resorts

Andalo is for families. Its culture is overwhelmingly Italian, too, so don’t come here expecting to dance on the tables at 5pm. If it’s apres-ski you’re after, check out our guide...

Depending on whom you talk to, there are either 50 or 60km of pistes in Andalo’s ski area, snaking over the north-west face of the Cima Paganella. That’s very modest by modern standards...

Star of the mountain-restaurant scene in Andalo is undoubtedly La Roda, a mountain-top restaurant-with-rooms which would the grace the slopes of any resort. The enlightened owner, Luigi Giovannini...

None of Andalo’s hotels is ski-in, ski-out. Nevertheless, it’s a big hit with Italian families, and most hotels bend over backwards to accommodate them. Prices are much lower than in the...

There’s a surprising choice of ski schools in Andalo, given the modest size of the resort – six ski schools in all, employing over 100 instructors. Given that their clientele is overwhelmingly...

The Stats Altitude: 1050m Top Lift: 2125m Ski area: 50km of piste Adult lift pass: 118-196€ for six days Official Site | Ski Map | Webcam In a Nutshell Andalo is big with the Italians – and...

We’ve seen Madonna di Campiglio’s nightlife written off as “quiet” in the past. But that’s only if you don’t know where to go. Whilst it’s no match for the really...

Oh, yeah – if eating out is a big part of your skiing holiday, then you’ve come to the right place. What’s more, prices are a pleasant surprise in many of Madonna di Campiglio’s restaurants when...

Where to learn? Where to start? Madonna di Campiglio and its neighbour Pinzolo have twelve – TWELVE – ski, snowboard and cross-country skiing schools, a ridiculously high number for a medium-sized...

Careful now. Madonna di Campiglio is a long, narrow linear resort, and not every hotel is close to the lifts. Some are so good you probably won’t mind (as in the case of the Hermitage, below), but as...