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As will be apparent from our extensive coverage, we think the Milky Way is
great and Sestriere is one of our favourite parts of it.
Sestriere has great prestige as the regular host of World Cup races and host
of the 2006 Winter Olympics. The surrounding mountains and micro climate are
perfect for skiing and Sestriere claims to be the World's first purpose-built
resort. It dates from the 1930's and has long been a favourite with the British.
Because the snow is reliable (assisted by immense snowmaking), it usually opens
the Italian ski season in early December. The high mountains on three sides
form a magnificent, snowy amphitheatre with great skiing for everybody.
Sestriere is a great choice for beginners because there are wide village nursery
slopes and some long gentle blues which are ideal for snow-ploughers. The lift
system is easy for beginners as well. They will find the links to Sauze and
Sansicario a bit of a struggle but there's plenty to do locally. For keen intermediates
and advanced skiers Sestriere has fantastic possibilities. There is over 400kms
of great skiing featuring plenty of interesting ski journeys to Sauze, Sansicario,
Cesana and eventually to Claviere and Montgenevre (one day is included on your
lift pass). Some of the best local skiing is at Borgata. This hamlet is the
focal point of 3 important lifts. A gondola goes South to the top of the ridge
from which you can ski over to Sauze d'Oulx or back to Sestriere on a fabulous,
endless, intermediate run over all kinds of terrain a chair goes back to Sestriere
and is good for beginners because they return on a long, easy blue. The other
chair goes North to the World Cup downhill and masses of exhilarating skiing
through trees. You get to Sansicario via the Sauze bubble, at the top of which
is a huge, snow-sure bowl, which is also manageable by beginners, who can take
the gondola back.
Sestriere is modern, cosmopolitan, and well equipped with a choice of après
ski. It's very much a leading part of the Italian ski scene. Borgata is picturesque
and tiny. There are one or two little bars, a pizzeria, and 3 or 4 hotel bars,
but you can take a taxi to Sestriere (5mins.)
Milky Way resorts - Claviere, Montgenevre, Sansicario.
Village Facts
Borgata. An old mountain community with some nice traditional buildings but
hardly any nightlife. There's a pizzeria and a couple of bars.
Sestriere. Large, lively, popular and well equipped. Very convenient and snowsure
o Outdoor skating rink
o Indoor tennis
o Squash
o Aerobics
o Fitness room
o Skidoos
o Many pizzerias, bars and restaurants
o Cinema (Italian)
o Shops
o Banks
o Chemist and medical centre
o Post office
o Tourist office
o Night skiing
o Parapente
o Paragliding
o Large night club
o Good pubs